Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 6

           "

           "What’ssounpleasantaboutbeingdrunk?"

           "Youaskaglassofwater."

           Arthurthoughtaboutthis.

           "Ford,"hesaid.

           "Yeah?"

           "What’sthisfishdoinginmyear?"

           "It’stranslatingforyou.It’saBabelfish.Lookitupinthebookifyoulike."

           HetossedoverTheHitchhiker’sGuidetotheGalaxyandthencurledhimselfupintoafoetalballtopreparehimselfforthejump.

           AtthatmomentthebottomfelloutofArthur’smind.

           Hiseyesturnedinsideout.Hisfeetbegantoleakoutofthetopofhishead.

           Theroomfoldedflatabouthim,spunaround,shiftedoutofexistenceandlefthimslidingintohisownnavel.

           Theywerepassingthroughhyperspace.

           "TheBabelfish,"saidTheHitchhiker’sGuidetotheGalaxyquietly,"issmall,yellowandleech-like,andprobablytheoddestthingintheUniverse.Itfeedsonbrainwaveenergynotfromitscarrierbutfromthosearoundit.Itabsorbsallunconsciousmentalfrequenciesfromthisbrainwaveenergytonourishitselfwith.Itthenexcretesintothemindofitscarrieratelepathicmatrixformedbycombiningtheconsciousthoughtfrequencieswithnervesignalspickedupfromthespeechcentresofthebrainwhichhassuppliedthem.ThepracticalupshotofallthisisthatifyoustickaBabelfishinyourearyoucaninstantlyunderstandanythingsaidtoyouinanyformoflanguage.ThespeechpatternsyouactuallyheardecodethebrainwavematrixwhichhasbeenfedintoyourmindbyyourBabelfish.

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