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Introduction: A Guide To The Guide

           

           WhileIwasfillinginthedetailsofthefirstplot—inwhichtheEarthwasdemolishedtomakewayforanewhyperspaceexpressroute—IrealizedthatIneededtohavesomeonefromanotherplanetaroundtotellthereaderwhatwasgoingon,togivethestorythecontextitneeded.SoIhadtoworkoutwhohewasandwhathewasdoingontheEarth.

           IdecidedtocallhimFordPrefect.(ThiswasajokethatmissedAmericanaudiencesentirely,ofcourse,sincetheyhadneverheardoftheratheroddlynamedlittlecar,andmanythoughtitwasatypingerrorforPerfect.)Iexplainedinthetextthattheminimalresearchmyaliencharacterhaddonebeforearrivingonthisplanethadledhimtothinkthatthisnamewouldbe"nicelyinconspicuous."Hehadsimplymistakenthedominantlifeform.

           Sohowwouldsuchamistakearise?IrememberedwhenIusedtohitchhikethroughEuropeandwouldoftenfindthattheinformationoradvicethatcamemywaywasoutofdateormisleadinginsomeway.Mostofit,ofcourse,justcamefromstoriesofotherpeople’stravelexperiences.

           AtthatpointthetitleTheHitchhiker’sGuidetotheGalaxysuddenlypoppedbackintomymindfromwhereverithadbeenhidingallthistime.Ford,Idecided,wouldbearesearcherwhocollecteddatafortheGuide.AssoonasIstartedtodevelopthisparticularnotion,itmovedinexorablytothecenterofthestory,andtherest,asthecreatoroftheoriginalFordPrefectwouldsay,isbunk.

           Thestorygrewinthemostconvolutedway,asmanypeoplewillbesurprisedtolearn.

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