Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 3

           

           "AndIwillcarryonjumpingonthem,"yelledArthur,stillrunning,"untilIgetblisters,orIcanthinkofanythingevenmoreunpleasanttodo,andthen…"

           Arthurtripped,andfellheadlong,rolledandlandedflatonhisback.Atlasthenoticedthatsomethingwasgoingon.Hisfingershotupwards.

           "Whatthehell’sthat?"heshrieked.

           Whateveritwasracedacrosstheskyinmonstrousyellowness,toretheskyapartwithmind-buggeringnoiseandleaptoffintothedistanceleavingthegapingairtoshutbehinditwithabangthatdroveyourearssixfeetintoyourskull.

           Anotheronefollowedanddidthesamethingonlylouder.

           It’sdifficulttosayexactlywhatthepeopleonthesurfaceoftheplanetweredoingnow,becausetheydidn’treallyknowwhattheyweredoingthemselves.Noneofitmadealotofsense—runningintohouses,runningoutofhouses,howlingnoiselesslyatthenoise.Allaroundtheworldcitystreetsexplodedwithpeople,carsslewedintoeachotherasthenoisefellonthemandthenrolledofflikeatidalwaveoverhillsandvalleys,desertsandoceans,seemingtoflatteneverythingithit.

           Onlyonemanstoodandwatchedthesky,stoodwithterriblesadnessinhiseyesandrubberbungsinhisears.HeknewexactlywhatwashappeningandhadknowneversincehisSub-EthaSens-O-Matichadstartedwinkinginthedeadofnightbesidehispillarandwokenhimwithastart.Itwaswhathehadwaitedforalltheseyears,butwhenhehaddecipheredthesignalpatternsittingaloneinhissmalldarkroomacoldnesshadgrippedhimandsqueezedhisheart.

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