Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 5

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           OneofthethingsFordPrefecthadalwaysfoundhardesttounderstandabouthumanbeingswastheirhabitofcontinuallystatingandrepeatingtheobvious,asinIt’saniceday,orYou’reverytall,orOhdearyouseemtohavefallendownathirty-footwell,areyoualright?AtfirstFordhadformedatheorytoaccountforthisstrangebehaviour.Ifhumanbeingsdon’tkeepexercisingtheirlips,hethought,theirmouthsprobablyseizeup.Afterafewmonths’considerationandobservationheabandonedthistheoryinfavourofanewone.Iftheydon’tkeeponexercisingtheirlips,hethought,theirbrainsstartworking.Afterawhileheabandonedthisoneaswellasbeingobstructivelycynicalanddecidedhequitelikedhumanbeingsafterall,buthealwaysremaineddesperatelyworriedabouttheterriblenumberofthingstheydidn’tknowabout.

           "Yes,"heagreedwithArthur,"nolight."HehelpedArthurtosomepeanuts."Howdoyoufeel?"heasked.

           "Likeamilitaryacademy,"saidArthur,"bitsofmekeeponpassingout."

           Fordstaredathimblanklyinthedarkness.

           "IfIaskedyouwherethehellwewere,"saidArthurweakly,"wouldIregretit?"

           Fordstoodup."We’resafe,"hesaid.

           "Ohgood,"saidArthur.

           "We’reinasmallgalleycabin,"saidFord,"inoneofthespaceshipsoftheVogonConstructorFleet."

           "Ah,"saidArthur,"thisisobviouslysomestrangeusageofthewordsafethatIwasn’tpreviouslyawareof."

           Fordstruckanothermatchtohelphimsearchforalightswitch.Monstrousshadowsleapedandloomedagain.Arthurstruggledtohisfeetandhuggedhimselfapprehensively.

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