Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 32

           

           Halfamileaway,fourfigurespoundedupacorridorlookingforawayout.Theyemergedintoawideopen-plancomputerbay.Theyglancedaboutwildly.

           "WhichwaydoyoureckonZaphod?"saidFord.

           "Atawildguess,I’dsaydownhere,"saidZaphod,runningoffdowntotherightbetweenacomputerbankandthewall.AstheothersstartedafterhimhewasbroughtupshortbyaKill-O-Zapenergyboltthatcrackedthroughtheairinchesinfrontofhimandfriedasmallsectionofadjacentwall.

           Avoiceonaloudhailersaid,"OKBeeblebrox,holditrightthere.We’vegotyoucovered."

           "Cops!"hissedZaphod,andspanaroundinacrouch."Youwanttotryaguessatall,Ford?"

           "OK,thisway,"saidFord,andthefourofthemrandownagangwaybetweentwocomputerbanks.

           Attheendofthegangwayappearedaheavilyarmouredandspace-suitedfigurewavingaviciousKill-O-Zapgun.

           "Wedon’twanttoshootyou,Beeblebrox!"shoutedthefigure.

           "Suitsmefine!"shoutedZaphodbackanddiveddownawidegapbetweentwodataprocessunits.

           Theothersswervedinbehindhim.

           "Therearetwoofthem,"saidTrillian."We’recornered."

           Theysqueezedthemselvesdowninananglebetweenalargecomputerdatabankandthewall.

           Theyheldtheirbreathandwaited.

           Suddenlytheairexplodedwithenergyboltsasboththecopsopenedfireonthemsimultaneously.

           "Hey,they’reshootingatus,"saidArthur,crouchinginatightball,"Ithoughttheysaidtheydidn’twanttodothat."

           "Yeah,Ithoughttheysaidthat,"agreedFord.

           Zaphodstuckaheadupforadangerousmoment.

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