Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 34

           

           Itseemedsomehowunnaturallydarkandsilent,evenforashipwhosetwo-mancrewwasatthatmomentlyingasphyxicatedinasmoke-filledchamberseveralmilesbeneaththeground.Itisoneofthosecuriousthingsthatisimpossibletoexplainordefine,butonecansensewhenashipiscompletelydead.

           Fordcouldsenseitandfounditmostmysterious—ashipandtwopolicemenseemedtohavegonespontaneouslydead.InhisexperiencetheUniversesimplydidn’tworklikethat.

           Theotherthreecouldsenseittoo,buttheycouldsensethebittercoldevenmoreandhurriedbackintotheHeartofGoldsufferingfromanacuteattackofnocuriosity.

           Fordstayed,andwenttoexaminetheBlagulonship.Ashewalked,henearlytrippedoveraninertsteelfigurelyingfacedowninthecolddust.

           "Marvin!"heexclaimed."Whatareyoudoing?"

           "Don’tfeelyouhavetotakeanynoticeofme,please,"cameamuffleddrone.

           "Buthowareyou,metalman?"saidFord.

           "Verydepressed."

           "What’sup?"

           "Idon’tknow,"saidMarvin,"I’veneverbeenthere."

           "Why,"saidFordsquattingdownbesidehimandshivering,"areyoulyingfacedowninthedust?"

           "It’saveryeffectivewayofbeingwretched,"saidMarvin."Don’tpretendyouwanttotalktome,Iknowyouhateme."

           "NoIdon’t."

           "Yesyoudo,everybodydoes.It’spartoftheshapeoftheUniverse.Ionlyhavetotalktosomebodyandtheybegintohateme.Evenrobotshateme.IfyoujustignoremeIexpectIshallprobablygoaway."

           Hejackedhimselfuptohisfeetandstoodresolutelyfacingtheoppositedirection

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