Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 30

           Lookatme:Idesigncoastlines.IgotanawardforNorway."

           HerummagedaroundinapileofdebrisandpulledoutalargeperspexblockwithhisnameonitandamodelofNorwaymouldedintoit.

           "Where’sthesenseinthat?"hesaid."NonethatI’vebeenabletomakeout.I’vebeendoingfjordsinallmylife.ForafleetingmomenttheybecomefashionableandIgetamajoraward."

           Heturneditoverinhishandswithashrugandtosseditasidecarelessly,butnotsocarelesslythatitdidn’tlandonsomethingsoft.

           "InthisreplacementEarthwe’rebuildingthey’vegivenmeAfricatodoandofcourseI’mdoingitwithallfjordsagainbecauseIhappentolikethem,andI’moldfashionedenoughtothinkthattheygivealovelybaroquefeeltoacontinent.Andtheytellmeit’snotequatorialenough.Equatorial!"Hegaveahollowlaugh."Whatdoesitmatter?Sciencehasachievedsomewonderfulthingsofcourse,butI’dfarratherbehappythanrightanyday."

           "Andareyou?"

           "No.That’swhereitallfallsdownofcourse."

           "Pity,"saidArthurwithsympathy."Itsoundedlikequiteagoodlifestyleotherwise."

           Somewhereonthewallasmallwhitelightflashed.

           "Come,"saidSlartibartfast,"youaretomeetthemice.Yourarrivalontheplanethascausedconsiderableexcitement.Ithasalreadybeenhailed,soIgather,asthethirdmostimprobableeventinthehistoryoftheUniverse."

           "Whatwerethefirsttwo?"

           "Oh,probablyjustcoincidences,"saidSlartibartfastcarelessly.HeopenedthedoorandstoodwaitingforArthurtofollow

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