Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 29

           

           "Oneday,youngZaphodheredecidestoraidone.Onatri-jetscooterdesignedforstratospherework,amerekid.Imeanforgetit,itwascrazierthanamadmonkey.IwentalongfortheridebecauseI’dgotsomeverysafemoneyonhimnotdoingit,anddidn’twanthimcomingbackwithfakeevidence.Sowhathappens?Wegotinhistri-jetwhichhehadsoupedupintosomethingtotallyother,crossedthreeparsecsinamatterofweeks,bustourwayintoamegafreighterIstilldon’tknowhow,marchedontothebridgewavingtoypistolsanddemandedconkers.AwilderthingIhavenotknown.Lostmeayear’spocketmoney.Forwhat?Conkers."

           "Thecaptainwasthisreallyamazingguy,YoodenVranx,"saidZaphod."Hegaveusfood,booze—stufffromreallyweirdpartsoftheGalaxy—lotsofconkersofcourse,andwehadjustthemostincredibletime.Thenheteleportedusback.IntothemaximumsecuritywingofBetelgeusestateprison.Hewasacoolguy.WentontobecomePresidentoftheGalaxy."

           Zaphodpaused.

           Thescenearoundthemwascurrentlyplungedintogloom.Darkmistsswirledroundthemandelephantineshapeslurkedindistinctlyintheshadows.Theairwasoccasionallyrentwiththesoundsofillusorybeingsmurderingotherillusorybeings.Presumablyenoughpeoplemusthavelikedthissortofthingtomakeitapayingproposition.

           "Ford,"saidZaphodquietly.

           "Yeah?"

           "JustbeforeYoodendiedhecametoseeme."

           "What?Younevertoldme."

           "No."

           "Whatdidhesay?Whatdidhecometoseeyouabout?"

           "HetoldmeabouttheHeartofGold.ItwashisideathatIshouldstealit

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