Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 4

           

           Butitwasnotinanywayacoincidencethattoday,thedayofculminationoftheproject,thegreatdayofunveiling,thedaythattheHeartofGoldwasfinallytobeintroducedtoamarvellingGalaxy,wasalsoagreatdayofculminationforZaphodBeeblebrox.ItwasforthesakeofthisdaythathehadfirstdecidedtorunforthePresidency,adecisionwhichhadsentwavesofastonishmentthroughouttheImperialGalaxy.ZaphodBeeblebrox?President?NottheZaphodBeeblebrox?NotthePresident?Manyhadseenitasaclinchingproofthatthewholeofknowncreationhadfinallygonebananas.

           Zaphodgrinnedandgavetheboatanextrakickofspeed.

           ZaphodBeeblebrox,adventurer,ex-hippy,goodtimer,(crook?quitepossibly),manicself-publicist,terriblybadatpersonalrelationships,oftenthoughttobecompletelyouttolunch.

           President?

           Noonehadgonebananas,notinthatwayatleast.

           OnlysixpeopleintheentireGalaxyunderstoodtheprincipleonwhichtheGalaxywasgoverned,andtheyknewthatonceZaphodBeeblebroxhadannouncedhisintentiontorunasPresidentitwasmoreorlessafaitaccompli:hewastheidealPresidencyfodder[1].

           WhattheycompletelyfailedtounderstandwaswhyZaphodwasdoingit.

           Hebankedsharply,shootingawildwallofwateratthesun.

           Todaywastheday;todaywasthedaywhentheywouldrealizewhatZaphodhadbeenupto.TodaywaswhatZaphodBeeblebrox’sPresidencywasallabout.Todaywasalsohistwohundredthbirthday,butthatwasjustanothermeaninglesscoincidence.

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