Chapter 35

           

           Thatnight,astheHeartofGoldwasbusyputtingafewlightyearsbetweenitselfandtheHorseheadNebula,ZaphodloungedunderthesmallpalmtreeonthebridgetryingtobanghisbrainintoshapewithmassivePanGalacticGargleBlasters;FordandTrilliansatinacornerdiscussinglifeandmattersarisingfromit;andArthurtooktohisbedtoflipthroughFord’scopyofTheHitchhiker’sGuidetotheGalaxy.Sincehewasgoingtoliveintheplace,hereasoned,he’dbetterstartfindingoutsomethingaboutit.

           Hecameacrossthisentry.

           Itsaid:’TheHistoryofeverymajorGalacticCivilizationtendstopassthroughthreedistinctandrecognizablephases,thoseofSurvival,InquiryandSophistication,otherwiseknownastheHow,WhyandWherephases."

           "Forinstance,thefirstphaseischaracterizedbythequestionHowcanweeat?thesecondbythequestionWhydoweeat?andthethirdbythequestionWhereshallwehavelunch?"

           Hegotnofurtherbeforetheship’sintercombuzzedintolife.

           "HeyEarthman?Youhungrykid?"saidZaphod’svoice.

           "Er,wellyes,alittlepeckishIsuppose,"saidArthur.

           "OKbaby,holdtight,"saidZaphod."We’lltakeinaquickbiteattheRestaurantattheEndoftheUniverse."

           

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