Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 3

           Partlyithasgreatpracticalvalue—youcanwrapitaroundyouforwarmthasyouboundacrossthecoldmoonsofJaglanBeta;youcanlieonitonthebrilliantmarble-sandedbeachesofSantraginusV,inhalingtheheadyseavapours;youcansleepunderitbeneaththestarswhichshinesoredlyonthedesertworldofKakrafoon;useittosailaminiraftdowntheslowheavyriverMoth;wetitforuseinhand-to-hand-combat;wrapitroundyourheadtowardoffnoxiousfumesortoavoidthegazeoftheRavenousBugblatterBeastofTraal(amindbogginglystupidanimal,itassumesthatifyoucan’tseeit,itcan’tseeyou—daftasabush,butveryravenous);youcanwaveyourtowelinemergenciesasadistresssignal,andofcoursedryyourselfoffwithitifitstillseemstobecleanenough.

           Moreimportantly,atowelhasimmensepsychologicalvalue.Forsomereason,ifastrag(strag:non-hitchhiker)discoversthatahitchhikerhashistowelwithhim,hewillautomaticallyassumethatheisalsoinpossessionofatoothbrush,faceflannel,soap,tinofbiscuits,flask,compass,map,ballofstring,gnatspray,wetweathergear,spacesuitetc.,etc.Furthermore,thestragwillthenhappilylendthehitchhikeranyoftheseoradozenotheritemsthatthehitchhikermightaccidentallyhave"lost".Whatthestragwillthinkisthatanymanwhocanhitchthelengthandbreadthofthegalaxy,roughit,slumit,struggleagainstterribleodds,winthrough,andstillknowswherehistowelisisclearlyamantobereckonedwith.

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