Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 4

           Thethreebillionpeopleweren’tactuallythere,buttheywatchedhiseverygesturethroughtheeyesofasmallrobottri-Dcamerawhichhoveredobsequiouslyintheairnearby.TheanticsofthePresidentalwaysmadeamazinglypopulartri-D;that’swhattheywerefor.

           Hegrinnedagain.Threebillionandsixpeopledidn’tknowit,buttodaywouldbeabiggeranticthananyonehadbargainedfor.

           Therobotcamerahomedinforacloseuponthemorepopularofhistwoheadsandhewavedagain.Hewasroughlyhumanoidinappearanceexceptfortheextraheadandthirdarm.Hisfairtousledhairstuckoutinrandomdirections,hisblueeyesglintedwithsomethingcompletelyunidentifiable,andhischinswerealmostalwaysunshaven.

           Atwenty-foot-hightransparentglobefloatednexttohisboat,rollingandbobbing,glisteninginthebrilliantsun.Insideitfloatedawidesemi-circularsofaupholsteredingloriousredleather:themoretheglobebobbedandrolled,themorethesofastayedperfectlystill,steadyasanupholsteredrock.Again,alldoneforeffectasmuchasanything.

           Zaphodsteppedthroughthewalloftheglobeandrelaxedonthesofa.Hespreadhistwoarmslazilyalongthebackandwiththethirdbrushedsomedustoffhisknee.Hisheadslookedabout,smiling;heputhisfeetup.Atanymoment,hethought,hemightscream.

           Waterboiledupbeneaththebubble,itseethedandspouted.Thebubblesurgedintotheair,bobbingandrollingonthewaterspout.Up,upitclimbed,throwingstiltsoflightatthecliff.

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