Chapter 8

           

           TheHitchhiker’sGuidetotheGalaxyisawhollyremarkablebook.Ithasbeencompiledandrecompiledmanytimesovermanyyearsandundermanydifferenteditorships.Itcontainscontributionsfromcountlessnumbersoftravellersandresearchers.

           Theintroductionbeginslikethis:

           "Space,"itsays,"isbig.Reallybig.Youjustwon’tbelievehowvastlyhugelymindbogginglybigitis.Imeanyoumaythinkit’salongwaydowntheroadtothechemist,butthat’sjustpeanutstospace.Listen…"andsoon.

           (Afterawhilethestylesettlesdownabitanditbeginstotellyouthingsyoureallyneedtoknow,likethefactthatthefabulouslybeautifulplanetBethselaminisnowsoworriedaboutthecumulativeerosionbytenbillionvisitingtouristsayearthatanynetimbalancebetweentheamountyoueatandtheamountyouexcretewhilstontheplanetissurgicallyremovedfromyourbodyweightwhenyouleave:soeverytimeyougotothelavatoryitisvitallyimportanttogetareceipt.)

           Tobefairthough,whenconfrontedbythesheerenormityofdistancesbetweenthestars,bettermindsthantheoneresponsiblefortheGuide’sintroductionhavefaltered.SomeinviteyoutoconsiderforamomentapeanutinreadingandasmallwalnutinJohannesburg,andothersuchdizzyingconcepts.

           Thesimpletruthisthatinterstellardistanceswillnotfitintothehumanimagination.

           Evenlight,whichtravelssofastthatittakesmostracesthousandsofyearstorealizethatittravelsatall,takestimetojourneybetweenthestars

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