Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 25

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           Asuddencommotiondestroyedthemoment:thedoorflewopenandtwoangrymenwearingthecoarsefaded-bluerobesandbeltsoftheCruxwanUniversityburstintotheroom,thrustingasidetheineffectualflunkieswhotriedtobartheirway.

           "Wedemandadmission!"shoutedtheyoungerofthetwomenelbowingaprettyyoungsecretaryinthethroat.

           "Comeon,"shoutedtheolderone,"youcan’tkeepusout!"Hepushedajuniorprogrammerbackthroughthedoor.

           "Wedemandthatyoucan’tkeepusout!"bawledtheyoungerone,thoughhewasnowfirmlyinsidetheroomandnofurtherattemptswerebeingmadetostophim.

           "Whoareyou?"saidLunkwill,risingangrilyfromhisseat."Whatdoyouwant?"

           "IamMajikthise!"announcedtheolderone.

           "AndIdemandthatIamVroomfondel!"shoutedtheyoungerone.

           MajikthiseturnedonVroomfondel."It’salright,"heexplainedangrily,"youdon’tneedtodemandthat."

           "Alright!"bawledVroomfondelbangingonannearbydesk."IamVroomfondel,andthatisnotademand,thatisasolidfact!Whatwedemandissolidfacts!"

           "Nowedon’t!"exclaimedMajikthiseinirritation."Thatispreciselywhatwedon’tdemand!"

           Scarcelypausingforbreath,Vroomfondelshouted,"Wedon’tdemandsolidfacts!Whatwedemandisatotalabsenceofsolidfacts.IdemandthatImayormaynotbeVroomfondel!"

           "Butwhothedevilareyou?"exclaimedanoutragedFook.

           "We,"saidMajikthise,"arePhilosophers."

           "Thoughwemaynotbe,"saidVroomfondelwavingawarningfingerattheprogrammers.

           "Yesweare,"insistedMajikthise.

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