Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 31

           

           "Yousee,"hesaid,"ifthey’rejustsittingthereinthestudiolookingveryrelaxedand,youknow,justmentioningthattheyhappentoknowtheAnswertoLife,theUniverseandEverything,andtheneventuallyhavetoadmitthatinfactit’sForty-two,thentheshow’sprobablyquiteshort.Nofollow-up,yousee."

           "Wehavetohavesomethingthatsoundsgood,"saidBenji.

           "Somethingthatsoundsgood?"exclaimedArthur."AnUltimateQuestionthatsoundsgood?Fromacoupleofmice?"

           Themicebristled.

           "Well,Imean,yesidealism,yesthedignityofpureresearch,yesthepursuitoftruthinallitsforms,buttherecomesapointI’mafraidwhereyoubegintosuspectthatifthere’sanyrealtruth,it’sthattheentiremulti-dimensionalinfinityoftheUniverseisalmostcertainlybeingrunbyabunchofmaniacs.Andifitcomestoachoicebetweenspendingyetanothertenmillionyearsfindingthatout,andontheotherhandjusttakingthemoneyandrunning,thenIforonecoulddowiththeexercise,"saidFrankie.

           "But…"startedArthur,hopelessly.

           "Hey,willyougetthis,Earthman,"interruptedZaphod."Youarealastgenerationproductofthatcomputermatrix,right,andyouwerethererightuptothemomentyourplanetgotthefinger,yeah?"

           "Er…"

           "Soyourbrainwasanorganicpartofthepenultimateconfigurationofthecomputerprogramme,"saidFord,ratherlucidlyhethought.

           "Right?"saidZaphod.

           "Well,"saidArthurdoubtfully.Hewasn’tawareofeverhavingfeltanorganicpartofanything.Hehadalwaysseenthisasoneofhisproblems.

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