Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 27

           

           Heexperiencedamoment’spanicashesailedstraightthroughtowardsthewindow,whichpassedwhenasecondorsolaterhefoundhehadgonerightthroughthesolidglasswithoutapparentlytouchingit.

           Nooneintheroomremarkedonhispeculiararrival,whichishardlysurprisingashewasn’tthere.Hebegantorealizethatthewholeexperiencewasmerelyarecordedprojectionwhichknockedsix-trackseventy-millimetreintoacockedhat.

           TheroomwasmuchasSlartibartfasthaddescribedit.Insevenandahalfmillionyearsithadbeenwelllookedafterandcleanedregularlyeverycenturyorso.Theultramahagonydeskwaswornattheedges,thecarpetalittlefadednow,butthelargecomputerterminalsatinsparklinggloryonthedesk’sleathertop,asbrightasifithadbeenconstructedyesterday.

           Twoseverelydressedmensatrespectfullybeforetheterminalandwaited.

           "Thetimeisnearlyuponus,"saidone,andArthurwassurprisedtoseeawordsuddenlymaterializeinthinairjustbytheman’sneck.ThewordwasLoonquawl,anditflashedacoupleoftimesandthedisappearedagain.BeforeArthurwasabletoassimilatethistheothermanspokeandthewordPhouchgappearedbyhisneck.

           "Seventy-fivethousandgenerationsago,ourancestorssetthisprograminmotion,"thesecondmansaid,"andinallthattimewewillbethefirsttohearthecomputerspeak."

           "Anawesomeprospect,Phouchg,"agreedthefirstman,andArthursuddenlyrealizedthathewaswatchingarecordingwithsubtitles.

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