Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 31

           

           Eventuallyofcourse,aftertheirGalaxyhadbeendecimatedoverafewthousandyears,itwasrealizedthatthewholethinghadbeenaghastlymistake,andsothetwoopposingbattlefleetssettledtheirfewremainingdifferencesinordertolaunchajointattackonourownGalaxy—nowpositivelyidentifiedasthesourceoftheoffendingremark.

           Forthousandsmoreyearsthemightyshipstoreacrosstheemptywastesofspaceandfinallydivedscreamingontothefirstplanettheycameacross—whichhappenedtobetheEarth—whereduetoaterriblemiscalculationofscaletheentirebattlefleetwasaccidentallyswallowedbyasmalldog.

           ThosewhostudythecomplexinterplayofcauseandeffectinthehistoryoftheUniversesaythatthissortofthingisgoingonallthetime,butthatwearepowerlesstopreventit.

           "It’sjustlife,"theysay.

           AshortaircartripbroughtArthurandtheoldMagratheantoadoorway.Theyleftthecarandwentthroughthedoorintoawaitingroomfullofglass-toppedtablesandperspexawards.Almostimmediately,alightflashedabovethedoorattheothersideoftheroomandtheyentered.

           "Arthur!You’resafe!"avoicecried.

           "AmI?"saidArthur,ratherstartled."Ohgood."

           ThelightingwasrathersubduedandittookhimamomentorsotoseeFord,TrillianandZaphodsittingroundalargetablebeautifullydeckedoutwithexoticdishes,strangesweetmeatsandbizarrefruits.Theywerestuffingtheirfaces.

           "Whathappenedtoyou?"demandedArthur.

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