Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 33

           

           AquickexaminationrevealedhimtobefromBlagulonKappa—hewasamethane-breathinglifeform,dependentonhisspacesuitforsurvivalinthethinoxygenatmosphereofMagrathea.

           Thetinylife-supportsystemcomputeronhisbackpackappearedunexpectedlytohaveblownup.

           Fordpokedaroundinitinconsiderableastonishment.Theseminiaturesuitcomputersusuallyhadthefullback-upofthemaincomputerbackontheship,withwhichtheyweredirectlylinkedthroughthesub-etha.Suchasystemwasfail-safeinallcircumstancesotherthantotalfeedbackmalfunction,whichwasunheardof.

           Hehurriedovertotheotherpronefigure,anddiscoveredthatexactlythesameimpossiblethinghadhappenedtohim,presumablysimultaneously.

           Hecalledtheothersovertolook.Theycame,sharedhisastonishment,butnothiscuriosity.

           "Let’sgetshotoutofthishole,"saidZaphod."IfwhateverI’msupposedtobelookingforishere,Idon’twantit."HegrabbedthesecondKill-O-Zapgun,blastedaperfectlyharmlessaccountingcomputerandrushedoutintothecorridor,followedbytheothers.Heverynearlyblastedhelloutofanaircarthatstoodwaitingforthemafewyardsaway.

           Theaircarwasempty,butArthurrecognizeditasbelongingtoSlartibartfast.

           Ithadanotefromhimpinnedtopartofitssparseinstrumentpanel.Thenotehadanarrowdrawnonit,pointingatoneofthecontrols.

           Itsaid,Thisisprobablythebestbuttontopress.

           

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