Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 29

           "Mybrains!"

           "Youwanttotalkaboutit?"saidFord.

           "Yeah,OK,"saidZaphod,andallthreesatdownandignoredthescenesthatcameandwentaroundthem.

           "Ifigurethis,"saidZaphod."Whateverhappenedtomymind,Ididit.AndIdiditinsuchawaythatitwouldn’tbedetectedbythegovernmentscreeningtests.AndIwasn’ttoknowanythingaboutitmyself.Prettycrazy,right?"

           Theothertwonoddedinagreement.

           "SoIreckon,what’ssosecretthatIcan’tletanybodyknowIknowit,nottheGalacticGovernment,notevenmyself?AndtheanswerisIdon’tknow.Obviously.ButIputafewthingstogetherandIcanbegintoguess.WhendidIdecidetorunforPresident?ShortlyafterthedeathofPresidentYoodenVranx.YourememberYooden,Ford?"

           "Yeah,"saidFord,"hewasthatguywemetwhenwewerekids,theArcturancaptain.Hewasagas.Hegaveusconkerswhenyoubustyourwayintohismegafreighter.Saidyouwerethemostamazingkidhe’devermet."

           "What’sallthis?"saidTrillian.

           "Ancienthistory,"saidFord,"whenwewerekidstogetheronBetelgeuse.TheArcturanmegafreightersusedtocarrymostofthebulkytradebetweentheGalacticCentreandtheoutlyingregions.TheBetelgeusetradingscoutsusedtofindthemarketsandtheArcturanswouldsupplythem.TherewasalotoftroublewithspacepiratesbeforetheywerewipedoutintheDordelliswars,andthemegafreightershadtobeequippedwiththemostfantasticdefenceshieldsknowntoGalacticscience.Theywererealbrutesofships,andhuge.Inorbitroundaplanettheywouldeclipsethesun.

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