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"The Hitchhikers Guide  To the Galaxy" is copyrighted  1984 by Infocom, Inc.

    This walkthru is copyrighted  1984 by Scorpia, all rights  reserved.



                           Hitchhiker  Part I

 Oδ everyone¼á hanτá oε t∩ you≥ seat≤ (anΣ you≥ towels!)╗á thi≤ i≤á probabl∙ ì
goinτá t∩á bσ thσ wildes⌠ adventurσ gamσ you'l∞ eve≥á play...unles≤á Infocoφ ì
come≤ ou⌠ witΦ ß sequel¼ whicΦ the∙ just might do!

 Beforσ wσ ge⌠ started¼á ß fe≈ word≤ oµ advice«á Thi≤ i≤ no⌠ thσ onl∙ wa∙ oµ ì
gettinτ througΦ thσ game«á Man∙ oµ thσ problem≤ anΣ situation≤ (sucΦ a≤á thσ ì
whale'≤ belly⌐ havσ morσ thaε onσ solution«á So¼á yo⌡ migh⌠ wan⌠ t∩ savσ thσ ì
gamσá froφá timσ t∩ time¼á anΣ experimen⌠ ß little¼á t∩ seσ iµ yo⌡ caεá finΣ ì
othe≥ way≤ oµ doinτ thing≤ (actually¼á it'≤ wisσ t∩ savσ thσ gamσ anyway¼ iε ì
casσ yo⌡ makσ ß mistake)«

 Also¼á consul⌠ thσ Guidσ frequentl∙ durinτ play╗á yo⌡ wil∞ gaiε somσ usefu∞ ì
insight≤á t∩á somσ oµ thσ object≤ yo⌡ comσ across¼á anΣá eveεá somσá helpfu∞ ì
informatioεá (sometimes)«á AnΣ remember¼á n∩ matte≥ ho≈ baΣ thing≤ ma∙ look║ ì
DON'╘ PANICí

 Herσ yo⌡ are¼á mild-mannereΣ Arthu≥ Dent¼á abou⌠ t∩ star⌠ thσ wors⌠ da∙á oµ ì
you≥ life¼á althougΦ yo⌡ don'⌠ kno≈ that...yetí Actually¼ thσ da∙ i≤ alread∙ ì
gettinτ ofµ t∩ ß baΣ start¼á sincσ you'vσ jus⌠ wokeε u≡ iε thσ dark¼á witΦ ß ì
reall∙ baΣ headachσ (anΣ it'≤ al∞ downhil∞ froφ here)«

 Thσ firs⌠ thinτ yo⌡ neeΣ t∩ d∩ i≤ stanΣ u≡ anΣ turε oε thσ light«á That'≤ ß ì
littlσ better¼ anywayí O≥ maybσ not¼ sincσ you'rσ havinτ ß harΣ timσ gettinτ ì
coordinated«á GraΓ thσ dressinτ gowε anΣ pu⌠ i⌠ on¼ theε looδ iε thσ pocket« ì
Ah¼á aε analgesicíá Takσ that¼á theε ge⌠ thσ screwdrive≥ anΣ thσ toothbrush¼ ì
anΣ heaΣ SoutΦ t∩ thσ porcΦ (diΣ yo⌡ hea≥ ß treσ fall┐ Rathe≥ omnious¼ isn'⌠ ì
it?)«

 Herσ yo⌡ finΣ somethinτ n∩ moderε homσ shoulΣ bσ without║á junδ mail«á Takσ ì
thσ mail¼á anΣ g∩ oε outside« Uh-ohí There'≤ ß ver∙ biτ bulldoze≥ oε it≤ wa∙ ì
t∩ leve∞ you≥ home¼á anΣ there'≤ Prosse≥ standinτ by¼á watchinτ i⌠ all«á Arσ ì
yo⌡ goinτ t∩ takσ thi≤ lyinτ down┐

 Yo⌡ be⌠ yo⌡ areíá That'≤ thσ onl∙ wa∙ t∩ sto≡ it║á liσ dowε iε fron⌠ oµ thσ ì
bulldozer« N∩ matte≥ ho≈ closσ thσ thinτ gets¼ don'⌠ panic╗ i⌠ won'⌠ ruε yo⌡ ì
ove≥ (oµ course¼ iε ß shor⌠ time¼ i⌠ reall∙ won'⌠ matte≥ wha⌠ happen≤ t∩ thσ ì
house¼á bu⌠á yo⌡ don'⌠ kno≈ tha⌠ yet)«á Jus⌠ wai⌠ awhilσ unti∞ ForΣá Prefec⌠ ì
show≤ u≡ (reaΣ thσ junδ mai∞ whilσ yo⌡ wait)«

 ForΣ seem≤ ß triflσ preoccupieΣ witΦ thσ sky¼ bu⌠ hσ i≤ awarσ enougΦ oµ yo⌡ ì
t∩ tr∙ anΣ givσ yo⌡ bacδ you≥ towel«á Don'⌠ takσ it¼á o≥ he'l∞ leavσ anΣ yo⌡ ì
wil∞á bσá ß lo⌠ worsσ ofµ thaε yo⌡ eve≥ imagineΣ (caε thing≤ bσá worsσá thaε ì
this┐ The∙ surσ can!)«

 InsteaΣ oµ takinτ thσ towel¼á asδ ForΣ abou⌠ you≥ home«á Hσ wil∞ eventuall∙ ì
comσ t∩ hi≤ senses¼ anΣ realizσ wha⌠ i≤ goinτ on« Wheε tha⌠ happens¼ hσ wil∞ ì
bσá ablσá t∩ persuadσ Prosse≥ t∩ takσ you≥ placσ iε fron⌠ oµá thσá bulldoze≥ ì
whilσ thσ tw∩ oµ yo⌡ heaΣ ofµ t∩ thσ puΓ t∩ hois⌠ ß few«

 A≤á sooε a≤ Prosse≥ take≤ you≥ place¼á g∩ SoutΦ anΣ Wes⌠ t∩ thσ pub«á Bu∙ ß ì
cheesσá (?⌐á sandwicΦ whilσ yo⌡ wai⌠ fo≥ hiφ t∩ arrivσ (wheεá yo⌡á reaΣá thσ ì
description¼á you'l∞ understanΣ abou⌠ thσ "?")«á Wheε ForΣ get≤ there¼ he'l∞ ì
bu∙ yo⌡ ß fe≈ beers« Drinδ onl∙ threσ oµ them«

 ArounΣá abou⌠ thσ timσ you'vσ finisheΣ thσ thirΣ one¼á therσ wil∞ bσ ß louΣ ì
crash«á Iε fact¼á it'≤ thσ sounΣ oµ you≥ homσ beinτ demolisheΣ b∙ thσá bullìèdoze≥á (tha⌠á wil∞á teacΦ yo⌡ t∩ trus⌠ anyonσ wh∩ wear≤ ßá digita∞á watch!)« ì
Don'⌠ takσ tha⌠ sittinτ down¼á leavσ thσ puΓ anΣ returε t∩ wherσ you≥á housσ ì
useΣ t∩ be« Alonτ thσ way¼ you'l∞ seσ ß starvinτ dog«

 Whilσ yo⌡ ma∙ wonde≥ iµ anythinτ coulΣ ea⌠ tha⌠ sandwicΦ anΣ survive¼á givσ ì
i⌠ t∩ thσ dog¼á wh∩ wil∞ (amazingly!⌐ enjo∙ i⌠ immensely¼á ignorinτ ß microì
scopiπ spacσ flee⌠ tha⌠ whizze≤ pas⌠ (remembe≥ tha⌠ fleet)« Theε continuσ oε ì
t∩ thσ ruin≤ oµ you≥ homσ (ForΣ wil∞ bσ righ⌠ behinΣ you)«

 AnΣá jus⌠á abou⌠ now¼á t∩ pu⌠ ß perfec⌠ endinτ t∩ ß perfec⌠ da∙ (whicΦá ha≤ ì
jus⌠á barel∙ begun)¼á thσ Vogoε constructioε ship≤ appear¼á t∩ demolisΦá thσ ì
EartΦá t∩á makσ wa∙ fo≥ ß ne≈ Hyper-spacσ Bypas≤ (hmmm¼á maybσá ForΣá wasn'⌠ ì
kiddinτá wheεá hσ saiΣ hσ wa≤ froφ anothe≥ planet¼á o≥ tha⌠ EartΦá woulΣá bσ ì
destroyeΣ iε ß shor⌠ time)«

 Still¼á don'⌠ panic...wai⌠ unti∞ ForΣ drop≤ thσ Sub-ethß signallinτ device« ì
Therσ won'⌠ bσ mucΦ timσ afte≥ that¼á s∩ picδ u≡ thσ device¼á pusΦ thσ greeε ì
buttoε (iµ yo⌡ droppeΣ thσ Aunt'≤ thing¼ havσ n∩ fear║ i⌠ wil∞ turε u≡ agaiε ì
later)¼ anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ in....thσ dark«

 Ge⌠á useΣá t∩á that¼á you'l∞ bσ spendinτ ß lo⌠ oµ timσá therσá beforσá thi≤ ì
adventurσ i≤ over«á Noticσ that¼á a⌠ first¼ yo⌡ can'⌠ d∩ much« Al∞ you≥ fivσ ì
sense≤ seeφ t∩ bσ ou⌠ oµ order« However¼ iµ yo⌡ wait¼ anΣ reaΣ thσ descriptì
ion≤á ver∙ carefully¼á yo⌡ wil∞ seσ tha⌠ eventually¼á i⌠ mention≤ onl∙ ┤á oµ ì
you≥á senses«á Thσ onσ that'≤ missinτ i≤ thσ onσ yo⌡ caε use«á Kee≡ thi≤á iε ì
mind¼ i⌠ wil∞ comσ iε hand∙ later«

 Righ⌠ now¼á you≥ nosσ seem≤ t∩ bσ workinτ again¼á s∩ smell«á Sniff¼á sniff« ì
Ughíá Whateve≥ i⌠ is¼á i⌠ surσ i≤ strongíá Yo⌡ arσ als∩ no≈ diml∙ awarσ oµ ß ì
shadow¼á s∩ looδ a⌠ it«á Well¼á well¼á i⌠ turn≤ ou⌠ t∩ bσ ForΣ Prefectí And¼ ì
lookinτá around¼á yo⌡ finΣ yourselµ iε thσ holΣ oµ ß Vogoεá ship«á Certainl∙ ì
bette≥ thaε beinτ oε EartΦ (o≥ wherσ EartΦ useΣ t∩ be)«

 There'≤ ß glas≤ casσ witΦ aε Atomiπ Vecto≥ Plotte≥ inside¼ bu⌠ don'⌠ bothe≥ ì
witΦ i⌠ yet«á Yo⌡ havσ somethinτ elsσ t∩ d∩ first¼á namely¼á obtaiε ßá Babe∞ ì
Fish«á Tha⌠ shouldn'⌠ bσ hard¼á right┐ Al∞ yo⌡ neeΣ t∩ d∩ i≤ pusΦ thσ buttoε ì
oε thσ dispensinτ machine¼ anΣ you'l∞ havσ one¼ right┐ Heheheheheheí

 Thosσá Babe∞ FisΦ arσ prett∙ slipper∙ character≤ (but¼á yo⌡ ma∙ havσá founΣ ì
tha⌠á ou⌠ alread∙ fo≥ yourself!)«á AnΣ thσ cleaninτ robot≤ arσ certainl∙á n∩ ì
help╗á the∙á seeφ t∩ havσ onl∙ onσ missioε iε life║á grabbinτ you≥ FisΦ awa∙ ì
froφ you« Well¼ wσ reall∙ can'⌠ le⌠ tha⌠ happení

 So¼á firs⌠á thinτ t∩ d∩ i≤ removσ you≥ gowε anΣ hanτ i⌠ oε thσá hook«á Now¼ ì
wai⌠ fo≥ ForΣ t∩ cur∞ up¼á theε ge⌠ thσ towe∞ anΣ thσ satchel« Pu⌠ thσ towe∞ ì
ove≥ thσ drain¼á anΣ thσ satche∞ iε fron⌠ oµ thσ robo⌠ panel«á No≈ come≤ thσ ì
par⌠ tha⌠ drive≤ mos⌠ peoplσ crazy║á the∙ don'⌠ kno≈ ho≈ t∩ sto≡ thσá upper-ì
half-of-the-rooφ cleaninτ robot« But¼ it'≤ s∩ simple║ jus⌠ pu⌠ thσ junδ mai∞ ì
oε to≡ oµ thσ satchel«

 No≈á yo⌡á caε pusΦ thσ buttoníá Theε ste≡ bacδ anΣ watcΦ thσ Rubσá Goldberτ ì
shenanigans¼á whicΦá enΣá witΦá thσ Babe∞ FisΦ stucδá solidl∙á iεá you≥á ea≥ ì
(squish!)«á Be⌠á yo⌡ neve≥ though⌠ oute≥ spacσ woulΣ bσ likσ thisíá However¼ ì
no≈ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ thσ Fish¼ you'l∞ bσ ablσ t∩ understanΣ anyonσ wh∩ talk≤ t∩ ì
you«



                           Hitchhiker  Part II

B∙ thσ way¼ somewherσ alonτ thσ line¼ yo⌡ wil∞ ge⌠ ß messagσ tha⌠ onσ oµ thσ ì
phrase≤á you'vσ useΣ wa≤ instrumenta∞ iε startinτ ß wa≥ tha⌠ wipeΣ ou⌠á mos⌠ ì
oµ ß smal∞ galaxy« Therσ i≤ nothinτ yo⌡ caε d∩ abou⌠ this╗ n∩ matte≥ ho≈ yo⌡ ì
try¼á i⌠á wil∞ comσ t∩ pass«á Rathe≥ unfortunate¼á isn'⌠ it┐á Eveε morσá unìèfortunate¼ soone≥ o≥ later¼ thσ survivor≤ wil∞ figurσ ou⌠ ho≈ tha⌠ happened¼ ì
anΣá the∙á wil∞á bσá lookinτ fo≥ revenge....bu⌠á morσá abou⌠á tha⌠á charminτ ì
prospec⌠ later«

 Righ⌠ now¼á pres≤ thσ switcΦ oε thσ case«á Thi≤ wil∞ tel∞ yo⌡ wha⌠ thσ codσ ì
worΣ i≤ tha⌠ wil∞ opeε thσ casσ s∩ yo⌡ caε snatcΦ thσ plotter«á Makσ carefu∞ ì
notσ oµ wha⌠ worΣ i≤ required╗á i⌠ i≤ choseε randoml∙ eacΦ time« To∩ baΣ yo⌡ ì
havσ t∩ listeε t∩ somσ prett∙ rotteε poetr∙ t∩ ge⌠ thσ word«

 Speakinτ oµ poetry¼ iε ß shor⌠ while¼ yo⌡ anΣ ForΣ wil∞ bσ hustleΣ int∩ thσ ì
Captain'≤á quarters¼á anΣ strappeΣ int∩ Poetr∙ Appreciatioεá Chair≤á (worse≥ ì
thing≤ coulΣ happen¼á bu⌠ righ⌠ now¼ yo⌡ probabl∙ can'⌠ thinδ oµ any)« Afte≥ ì
thσ Vogoε Captaiε ha≤ tortureΣ yo⌡ witΦ thσ firs⌠ verse¼ gri⌠ you≥ teetΦ anΣ ì
enjo∙ thσ poetry« Hσ wil∞ then¼ t∩ you≥ dismay¼ reaΣ yo⌡ thσ nex⌠ verse«

 Whilσ yo⌡ coulΣ easil∙ livσ withou⌠ hearinτ it¼á iε thi≤ case¼á yo⌡ d∩ neeΣ ì
t∩á listeε s∩ yo⌡ kno≈ thσ worΣ t∩ typσ in«á Fortunately¼á afte≥ thσá seconΣ ì
verse¼ yo⌡ don'⌠ havσ t∩ enjo∙ thσ poetry« Unfortunately¼ sincσ yo⌡ surviveΣ ì
botΦá verses¼á thσá Captaiεá i≤ goinτ t∩ havσ yo⌡ anΣ ForΣá shoveΣá ou⌠á thσ ì
airlocδ (yo⌡ havσ no≈ founΣ somethinτ worsσ thaε appreciatinτ Vogoε poetry)«

 Whilσá ForΣ trie≤ t∩ talδ thσ guarΣ ou⌠ oµ spacinτ thσ tw∩ oµ you¼á typσ iε ì
thσ worΣ froφ thσ poem«á Yo⌡ mus⌠ pu⌠ quote≤ arounΣ thσ word¼ o≥ i⌠ won'⌠ g∩ ì
through« Theε ge⌠ thσ plotte≥ wheε thσ casσ opens« No≈ jus⌠ wai⌠ awhile¼ anΣ ì
yo⌡ anΣ ForΣ wil∞ sooε bσ iε thσ airlock¼ witΦ ver∙ littlσ timσ left«

 Iε fact¼á timσ ha≤ jus⌠ ruε out¼á anΣ therσ yo⌡ arσ iε thσ depth≤ oµ space« ì
Luck∙á fo≥á you¼á thσ Guidσ explaineΣ ho≈ t∩ survivσ al∞ oµ 3░á second≤á ou⌠ ì
thereí Well¼ perhap≤ no⌠ s∩ lucky¼ since¼ considerinτ thσ vastnes≤ oµ space¼ ì
it'≤á quitσ improbablσ tha⌠ anothe≥ shi≡ wil∞ comσ b∙ t∩ picδ yo⌡ u≡á beforσ ì
thσ 3░ second≤ ruε out«á S∩ naturally¼á 2╣ second≤ later¼á thσ Hear⌠ oµ GolΣ ì
(thσ HOG⌐ come≤ pas⌠ anΣ pick≤ yo⌡ up«

 Therσ yo⌡ arσ iε thσ darδ again«á Wai⌠ anΣ watcΦ thσ display¼á unti∞ i⌠á n∩ ì
longe≥ say≤ yo⌡ can'⌠ hear«á Theε listen¼ anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ hea≥ thσ sounΣ oµ thσ ì
sta≥ drive«á No≈ i⌠ get≤ cute║ thσ prograφ wil∞ liσ t∩ you¼ anΣ sa∙ therσ i≤ ì
aε exi⌠ t∩ port«á Don'⌠ yo⌡ believσ itíá G∩ Af⌠ instead¼á anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ iε ì
Entr∙ Ba∙ 2« Yo⌡ caε ignorσ thσ brochure¼ iµ yo⌡ like«

 G∩ Af⌠ again¼á anΣ you'rσ iε thσ Forσ EnΣ oµ thσ corridor«á Here¼ ForΣ wil∞ ì
finΣá yo⌡á you¼á anΣ takσ yo⌡ u≡ t∩ thσ bridge¼á wherσ yo⌡ mee⌠á ZaphoΣá anΣ ì
Trillian«á Actually¼ you'vσ seeε theφ botΦ before¼ a⌠ ß part∙ yo⌡ attendeΣ ß ì
shor⌠ timσ ago« Whilσ yo⌡ listeε t∩ thσ chatte≥ betweeε ZaphoΣ anΣ Ford¼ yo⌡ ì
caε begiε t∩ dro≡ somσ item≤ here«

 Yo⌡ caε dro≡ thσ plotter¼ screwdriver¼ gown¼ anΣ signallinτ device« B∙ thi≤ ì
time¼á everyonσ elsσ ha≤ gonσ t∩ thσ sauna¼á leavinτ yo⌡ alonσ oε thσ Bridgσ ì
witΦ Eddie¼á thσ shipboarΣ computer«á Don'⌠ minΣ Eddie¼á he'≤ ß littlσ over-ì
protective¼á bu⌠á he'≤ ß gooΣ sor⌠ a⌠ heart«á Iε fact¼á yo⌡ caε prett∙á mucΦ ì
ignorσá him¼á a≤ wel∞ a≤ Marviε thσ ParanoiΣ Robot¼á althougΦ Marviε wil∞ bσ ì
importan⌠ mucΦ late≥ oε (depressinτ a≤ tha⌠ ma∙ sound)«

 Ok¼ timσ t∩ preparσ fo≥ somσ prett∙ weirΣ happeningsí Firs⌠ you'l∞ neeΣ thσ ì
sparσá improbabilit∙ drive«á So¼á g∩ down¼á theε Aft«á Kee≡ goinτá Aft«á Thσ ì
prograφá wil∞ tel∞ yo⌡ tha⌠ thσ Enginσ Rooφ i≤á dangerous«á I⌠á LIESíá Don'⌠ ì
listeε t∩ it¼ jus⌠ kee≡ goinτ Aft« Eventually¼ you'l∞ ge⌠ there«

 Oµ course¼ a≤ sooε a≤ you'rσ there¼ you'l∞ wan⌠ t∩ looδ around« Thσ prograφ ì
wil∞ tel∞ yo⌡ therσ i≤ nothinτ t∩ see«á That¼á too¼á i≤ ß lieí Kee≡ looking¼ ì
anΣ you'l∞ finΣ tha⌠ therσ arσ somσ thing≤ t∩ seσ here¼ especiall∙ thσ sparσ ì
drive«á Don'⌠á worr∙ abou⌠ thσ tool≤ fo≥ now╗á yo⌡ caε leavσ theφ wherσ the∙ ì
are«

 Oncσ yo⌡ havσ thσ drive¼á g∩ bacδ t∩ thσ Forσ EnΣ corridor¼á theε heaΣ Por⌠ ìèwherσá you'l∞á finΣá thσá Nutrima⌠á (tr∙á consultinτá thσá Guidσá abou⌠á thσ ì
Nutrimat)«á ToucΦ thσ pad¼ anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ provideΣ witΦ ß deliciou≤ (?⌐ cu≡ ì
oµ advanceΣ teß substitute«á Fortunately¼á yo⌡ don'⌠ havσ t∩ drinδ it«á Takσ ì
thσ cu≡ (ignorσ thσ carton¼ it'≤ useless⌐ anΣ returε t∩ thσ bridge«

 Dro≡á thσá cu≡ anΣ thσ drive«á Now¼á pluτ thσ smal∞ pluτ iεá t∩á thσá smal∞ ì
receptacle¼á anΣá pu⌠ thσ plotter'≤ dangl∙ bi⌠ int∩ thσ teß substitute«á Ok¼ ì
yo⌡ arσ abou⌠ t∩ havσ somσ prett∙ strangσ experiences¼á bu⌠ beforσ yo⌡ thro≈ ì
thσ switch¼ somσ word≤ oµ advicσ anΣ caution«

 Therσá arσ fivσ scenario≤ (al∞ rathe≥ short¼á bu⌠ al∞ oµá theφá important)¼ ì
tha⌠ havσ t∩ bσ completed« The∙ comσ u≡ iε randoφ order¼ s∩ eacΦ onσ ha≤ it≤ ì
owεá littlσá sectioε oµ thσ walkthru«á Thσ lead-iε t∩ eacΦ oµ theφá i≤á tha⌠ ì
familia≥á darδá area¼á wherσá yo⌡ havσ t∩ wai⌠ unti∞ onσ oµ you≥á sense≤á i≤ ì
workinτá again«á Yo⌡ wil∞ bσ iε thσ darδ areß agaiε wheε thσá scenari∩á end≤ ì
(anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ listeε fo≥ thσ drivσ sound)¼ whicΦ wil∞ theε brinτ yo⌡ ì
bacδ t∩ thσ HOG«

 Also¼á bσá awarσ therσ arσ time≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ ma∙ briefl∙ g∩ bacδ t∩ onσ oµ thσ ì
scenario≤ yo⌡ havσ alread∙ completed«á Yo⌡ jus⌠ sor⌠ oµ bouncσ iε anΣ ou⌠ oµ ì
those¼á bu⌠ yo⌡ d∩ havσ t∩ spenΣ timσ waitinτ iε thσ dark« ╔ couldn'⌠ finΣ ß ì
wa∙ arounΣ this¼á s∩ you'l∞ jus⌠ havσ t∩ livσ witΦ it«á Finally¼ it'≤ ß gooΣ ì
ideß t∩ savσ thσ gamσ afte≥ yo⌡ completσ eacΦ scenario¼á jus⌠ iε case«á WitΦ ì
tha⌠ said¼ it'≤ time¼ s∩ pusΦ thσ switchí



                          The Bugblatter Beast

Wheε yo⌡ comσ ou⌠ oµ thσ dark¼á yo⌡ finΣ yourselµ iε thσ Lai≥ oµ thσ dreadeΣ ì
Bugblatte≥ Beast«á Therσ are¼ perhaps¼ bette≥ place≤ yo⌡ coulΣ wisΦ yourselµ ì
t∩ bσ in¼á considerinτ that¼ amonτ it≤ man∙ charms¼ thσ Bugblatte≥ ha≤ thosσ ì
tungsten-carbidσá vast-paiεá claw≤ (perhap≤ hσ wa≤ ß dentis⌠ iεá ßá previou≤ ì
life)«

 However¼á yo⌡ arσ herσ fo≥ ß purpose¼á s∩ you'l∞ jus⌠ havσ t∩ d∩á somethinτ ì
abou⌠á thσá Beast«á Consultinτ thσ Guidσ tell≤ yo⌡ tha⌠ Bugblatter≤ arσá inì
credibl∙ stupid¼á whicΦ i≤ certainl∙ thσ case« Iε thσ meantime¼ thσ Beas⌠ i≤ ì
bearinτ dowε oε you¼á demandinτ you≥ name« Don'⌠ bσ shy¼ introducσ yourself¼ ì
theε ruε likσ hecδ Eas⌠ ou⌠ oµ thσ Lair«

 Picδ u≡ onσ oµ thσ shar≡ stones¼á anΣ theε cove≥ you≥ heaΣ witΦ thσá towel« ì
OlΣ Bugg∙ i≤ s∩ dumb¼á hσ think≤ that¼ sincσ yo⌡ can'⌠ seσ him¼ hσ can'⌠ seσ ì
you«á But¼á thi≤á won'⌠á las⌠ fo≥ ver∙ long¼á s∩ yo⌡ havσ t∩ foo∞á him¼á anΣ ì
quickly« Luck∙ fo≥ you¼ thi≤ isn'⌠ hard«

 Carvσ you≥ namσ oε thσ Bugblatter'≤ memorial«á Wheε hσ see≤ thσ namσ there¼ ì
hσá wil∞ thinδ he'≤ alread∙ eateε you¼á whicΦ i≤ wh∙ hσ can'⌠ seσ yo⌡á (dumΓ ì
ma∙á bσá aε understatemen⌠ here)«á Thσ Beas⌠ wil∞ theε cur∞ u≡á fo≥á ßá nap¼ ì
leavinτá yo⌡ freσ (afte≥ removinτ thσ towel!⌐ t∩ re-ente≥ thσ Lai≥ anΣá theε ì
g∩ SouthWest«

 Herσá yo⌡á wil∞á finΣ thσ skeletoε oµ somσ poo≥ sou∞ clutchinτá ßá Nutrima⌠ ì
Compute≥ Interfacσ Card« Takσ thσ card¼ anΣ jus⌠ wai⌠ arounΣ fo≥ awhile« Yo⌡ ì
wil∞ bσ mistakenl∙ captureΣ a≤ ß Bugblatte≥ Beas⌠ (talδ abou⌠ insults!)¼ bu⌠ ì
yo⌡ wil∞ eventuall∙ bσ freed¼á anΣ havσ somσ othe≥ adventure≤ alonτ thσ way¼ ì
beforσ yo⌡ finΣ yourselµ bacδ iε thσ darδ again«

 Wheε yo⌡ ge⌠ bacδ t∩ thσ HOG¼á yo⌡ caε dro≡ thσ asteroiΣ pain⌠ chippe≥á anΣ ì
thσá interfacσá carΣ iε thσ Forσ EnΣ beforσ goinτ u≡ t∩ thσá Bridgσá (you'l∞ ì
neeΣá thσá interfacσ later¼á bu⌠ there'≤ n∩ neeΣ t∩ draτ i⌠ arounΣ witΦá yo⌡ ì
now)«á Oncσ oε thσ Bridge¼á pusΦ thσ switcΦ again¼ anΣ you'l∞ bσ bacδ iε thσ ì
dark«
è
                                 Trillian

Thσ darδ end≤ witΦ somethinτ liquid∙ t∩ thσ touch«á Iε fact¼á yo⌡ finΣá you≥ ì
finger≤ bathinτ iε ß glas≤ oµ wine«á Cominτ t∩ you≥ senses¼ yo⌡ realizσ tha⌠ ì
yo⌡á arσá no≈ Trillian¼á anΣ yo⌡ arσ a⌠ thσ part∙ wherσ yo⌡ (she?⌐ me⌠á botΦ ì
Arthu≥ anΣ ß mysteriou≤ maε nameΣ Phil«

 Takσ ß gooΣ looδ a⌠ Arthur¼ anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ seσ hσ ha≤ ß hugσ bal∞ oµ flufµ oε ì
hi≤á jacket«á Jus⌠ wha⌠ yo⌡ want¼á bu⌠ you≥ hand≤ arσ full«á Dro≡ thσá platσ ì
you'rσ holding¼á anΣ ge⌠ thσ fluff«á Opeε you≥ handbaτ anΣ pu⌠ thσ flufµá iε ì
it¼á theε ge⌠ thσ platσ agaiε (otherwise¼á thσ push∙ hostes≤ won'⌠ leavσ yo⌡ ì
alone)«

 Now¼á al∞á yo⌡á neeΣá t∩ d∩ i≤ wait¼á tryinτ no⌠ t∩ bσ boreΣá t∩á tear≤á b∙ ì
Arthur'≤ feeblσ attempt≤ a⌠ conversation«á Givσ Phi∞ ß look¼á anΣ shortl∙ hσ ì
wil∞ comσ over¼á anΣ takσ yo⌡ ou⌠ t∩ hi≤ scooter«á A≤ yo⌡ blas⌠ off¼á everyì
thinτ oncσ agaiε becomes.....dark«


                                   Ford

No≈á yo⌡ finΣ yourselµ standinτ iε ß countr∙ lane¼á holdinτ ßá satchel«á Thσ ì
placσ look≤ familiar« Iε fact¼ it'≤ thσ lanσ outsidσ Arthur'≤ home¼ anΣ thi≤ ì
timσ yo⌡ seeφ t∩ bσ ForΣ Prefect«

 Thosσá Vogon≤á wil∞ bσ arrivinτ soon¼á s∩ there'≤ no⌠ mucΦ time«á Opeεá thσ ì
satchel¼á anΣ takσ thσ satche∞ fluff¼ thσ towel¼ anΣ thσ sub-ethß signallinτ ì
device«á G∩á North¼á anΣá therσ yo⌡ wil∞ seσ Arthu≥ lyinτ iεá fron⌠á oµá thσ ì
bulldozer«

 WitΦá ßá certaiεá feelinτ oµ dejß vu¼á yo⌡ offe≥ hiφá thσá towel«á However¼ ì
insteaΣ oµ takinτ it¼á hσ ask≤ yo⌡ abou⌠ hi≤ home« Yo⌡ suddenl∙ realizσ wha⌠ ì
i≤á goinτá oε (no⌠ tha⌠ i⌠ reall∙ matters¼á considerinτá wha⌠á wil∞á shortl∙ ì
happen!)«á Iεá ß momen⌠ oµ magnanimit∙ (o≥ possibl∙ madness)¼á yo⌡ decidσ t∩ ì
takσ Arthu≥ hitchhikinτ witΦ you«

 Bu⌠ first¼á yo⌡ havσ t∩ dea∞ witΦ Prosser«á G∩ ove≥ t∩ him¼á anΣ asδ hiφ t∩ ì
liσá dowε iε fron⌠ oµ thσ bulldozer«á He'l∞ makσ ß littlσ fuss¼á bu⌠á you'l∞ ì
managσ t∩ persuadσ him«á Now¼á yo⌡ anΣ Arthu≥ caε hurr∙ ove≥ t∩ thσ pub¼ anΣ ì
drinδ somσ bee≥ (remembe≥ t∩ bu∙ peanuts)«

 Si⌠á there¼á drinkinτ you≥ bee≥ (n∩ morσ thaε three!)¼á meditatinτá oεá wh∙ ì
Arthu≥ i≤ takinτ thσ imminen⌠ demisσ oµ thσ worlΣ s∩ calmly¼ unti∞ thσ housσ ì
fall≤ anΣ Arthu≥ goe≤ tearinτ out«

 Follo≈ hiφ t∩ thσ ruin≤ oµ hi≤ home«á Dro≡ thσ satchel¼ anΣ pu⌠ thσ satche∞ ì
flufµ oε to≡ oµ it«á No≈ wait«á Thσ Vogoε ship≤ wil∞ appear¼á thσ wind≤ wil∞ ì
picδ up¼ anΣ you'l∞ star⌠ fumblinτ witΦ thσ device«

 Oopsíá Yo⌡ jus⌠ droppeΣ ití Fortunately¼ i⌠ roll≤ ove≥ b∙ Arthur¼ wh∩ pick≤ ì
i⌠á u≡ anΣ look≤ a⌠ it«á Als∩ fortunately¼á Arthu≥ manage≤ t∩ pusΦ thσ righ⌠ ì
button¼ anΣ everythinτ becomes....dark«


                                    Zaphod

Yo⌡á comσá ou⌠ oµ thσ darδ t∩ finΣ tha⌠ you'rσ no≈á ZaphoΣá Beeblebrox¼á thσ ì
Presiden⌠ oµ thσ Universe« Iε fact¼ you'rσ oε you≥ wa∙ t∩ stea∞ thσ Hear⌠ oµ ì
GolΣ (witΦ ß littlσ hel≡ froφ Trillian)«

 A≤ you≥ speedboa⌠ zoom≤ toward≤ it≤ destination¼á searcΦ thσ sea⌠ carefull∙ ì
anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ finΣ sea⌠ flufµ anΣ ß key«á Thσ ke∙ open≤ thσ toolbox¼á bu⌠ yo⌡ ì
don'⌠á neeΣ t∩ d∩ tha⌠ now«á Jus⌠ makσ surσ yo⌡ takσ thσ box╗á yo⌡ migh⌠á bσ ìèneedinτ i⌠ later«

 Now¼á iµ yo⌡ continuσ oε you≥ presen⌠ course¼á you'l∞ neve≥ makσ i⌠ betweeε ì
thσ cliff≤ anΣ thσ spirσ (o≥ maybσ yo⌡ kno≈ tha⌠ already)«á Thσ tricδ i≤á t∩ ì
makσá thσ auto-pilo⌠ d∩ thσ harΣ work¼á s∩ stee≥ thσ boa⌠ toward≤ thσá rock∙ ì
spire«

 Thσá spirσ get≤ closer...closer....closer....anΣ then¼á a⌠ lastíá thσ autoì
pilo⌠ wake≤ up¼á jus⌠ iε time¼á anΣ steer≤ yo⌡ t∩ safetyíá Whew¼á tha⌠ wa≤ ß ì
closσá one«á Ok¼á no≈ yo⌡ caε stanΣ u≡ anΣ g∩ NortΦ t∩ thσ Dais¼á wherσá thσ ì
dedicatioε ceremonie≤ wil∞ bσ held«

 Wai⌠á around¼á enjoyinτá thσ cheer≤ oµ thσ crowΣ (reaΣ thσá banne≥á iµá yo⌡ ì
like)¼á unti∞ Trilliaε appears«á Shσ wil∞ jum≡ ou⌠ oµ thσ crowd¼á anΣ holΣ ß ì
guε t∩ onσ oµ you≥ heads« Thσ guard≤ arσ ß littlσ hesitan⌠ abou⌠ wha⌠ t∩ do¼ ì
s∩ now'≤ you≥ chance║ tel∞ theφ no⌠ t∩ shoot«

 Afte≥á ßá fe≈ moments¼á the∙ wil∞ dro≡ thei≥ rifle≤ int∩ ß pile..jus⌠á wha⌠ ì
you'vσ beeε waitinτ for«á Tel∞ Trilliaε t∩ shoo⌠ thσ rifles«á A≤ thσ weapon≤ ì
disappear¼á yo⌡ anΣ Trilliaε makσ ß breaδ fo≥ thσ HOGíá Yo⌡ madσ it!íá But.« ì
everythinτ seem≤ t∩ bσ getting....dark«


                              The War Room

AΦá ha¼á fooleΣ yaíá ╔ be⌠ wheε yo⌡ hearΣ thσ sounΣ oµ thσ sta≥á drive¼á yo⌡ ì
though⌠ yo⌡ werσ bacδ oε thσ HOG« But¼ surpriseí you'rσ iε thσ Wa≥ Rooφ oµ ß ì
might∙ wa≥ flee⌠ approachinτ EartΦ (a⌠ leas⌠ you'rσ yourselµ this time!).

 Hmmmm¼ lookinτ around¼ yo⌡ seσ aε ultra-plasmiπ awl« Picδ tha⌠ up¼ sincσ i⌠ ì
migh⌠ comσ iε hand∙ later«á Now¼á takσ ß gooΣ looδ a⌠ thσ aliens«á The∙á arσ ì
Vl'hurτ anΣ G'guvunt«á SounΣ familiar┐á Rinτ an∙ bells┐á Remembe≥ tha⌠ smal∞ ì
galax∙ yo⌡ prett∙ mucΦ wipeΣ ou⌠ witΦ you≥ careles≤ words┐

 Well¼ the∙ finall∙ figureΣ ou⌠ wha⌠ happened¼ anΣ no≈ the∙ arσ oε thei≥ wa∙ ì
t∩ EartΦ t∩ takσ revengeíá (UΦ oh⌐ Yo⌡ can'⌠ reall∙ sto≡ them¼á s∩ jus⌠ wai⌠ ì
arounΣ anΣ hopσ fo≥ thσ best«

 Thσ flee⌠ get≤ close≥ anΣ closer¼á anΣ theε arrives«á Amazingly¼á thσ firs⌠ ì
thinτ the∙ seσ is....ß hugσ doτ happil∙ munchinτ ß cheesσ (?⌐ sandwichíá Thσ ì
sigh⌠ oµ thi≤ gian⌠ monster¼á contentedl∙ eating¼á soften≤ thσ heart≤ oµ thσ ì
Vl'hurg≤ anΣ G'guvunts«

 WitΦá ß ne≈ missioε iε life¼á the∙ turε arounΣ anΣ g∩ home«á Alonτ thσ way¼ ì
the∙á transpor⌠ yo⌡ bacδ t∩ thσ HOG«á Unfortunately¼á sincσ thσá alien≤á arσ ì
microscopic¼á s∩á arσá you.....anΣ yo⌡ enΣ u≡ materializinτ insidσ you≥á owε ì
headí

 Bu⌠ wait....maybσ therσ i≤ ß madnes≤ iε thi≤ method¼á afte≥ al∞ (o≥ i≤ tha⌠ ì
thσ othe≥ wa∙ around?)«á Movσ alonτ thσ maz∙ oµ synapse≤ (an∙ directioε wil∞ ì
do¼ they'rσ al∞ alike)¼ unti∞ yo⌡ comσ t∩ thσ particle«

 Looδ a⌠ thσ particle¼á anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ seσ it'≤ you≥ commoε sense«á Iµ there'≤ ì
onσá thinτ yo⌡ surel∙ don'⌠ neeΣ iε THI╙ adventure¼á it'≤ commoεá sense¼á s∩ ì
takσ thσ particle« Whoopsí Everythiτ jus⌠ went.....dark«


                          Hitchhiker  Part III

Ok¼á no≈ yo⌡ shoulΣ havσ collecteΣ thσ fou≥ fluffs¼á thσ ultra-plasmiπá awl¼ ì
thσ pain⌠ chipper¼á thσ nutrima⌠ compute≥ interface¼ anΣ thσ too∞ box« Afte≥ ì
yo⌡á havσ donσ thσ las⌠ scenari∩ (whicheve≥ onσ tha⌠ is)¼á don'⌠ g∩ bacδá t∩ ì
thσ Bridge« Picδ u≡ thσ interface¼ anΣ g∩ t∩ thσ Nutrimat« It'≤ teß timeí
è Opeεá thσ pane∞ oε thσ Nutrimat¼á removσ thσ circui⌠ board¼á anΣ replacσ i⌠ ì
witΦ thσ interface«á Now¼ toucΦ thσ pad« WitΦ ß cleare≥ ideß oµ jus⌠ wha⌠ i⌠ ì
i≤á yo⌡ want¼á thσ Nutrima⌠ begin≤ t∩ havσ somσ problems«á It≤á owεá limiteΣ ì
circuitr∙ can'⌠ handlσ i⌠ (well¼ it'≤ jus⌠ ß dumΓ machine¼ afte≥ all)¼ s∩ i⌠ ì
tie≤ int∩ thσ maiε shipboarΣ computer«

 Don'⌠ spenΣ timσ herσ watchinτ thσ Nutrima⌠ g∩ througΦ it≤ gyrations«á HeaΣ ì
fo≥á thσá bridge¼á anΣ pluτ thσ largσ pluτ int∩ thσá largσá receptacle«á Thσ ì
momen⌠á i≤ almos⌠ here║á thσ HO╟ ha≤ arriveΣ a⌠ thσ legendar∙ los⌠ plane⌠ oµ ì
Magrathea¼ anΣ thσ native≤ aren'⌠ friendly«

 Iε fact¼ the∙ arσ sendinτ u≡ ß buncΦ oµ missile≤ t∩ vaporizσ thσ HO╟ (hmmm¼ ì
the∙ reall∙ AREN'╘ friendly!)« Now¼ pusΦ thσ switcΦ oε thσ sparσ drive« Wowí ì
Talδá abou⌠á improbabilitiesíá Thσ missile≤ havσ turneΣ int∩ ßá gian⌠á sperφ ì
whaleí

 Afte≥á acceptinτá thσ congratulation≤ oµ Ford¼á Zaphod¼á anΣ Trilliaεá (wh∩ ì
convenientl∙ disappea≥ int∩ thσ saunß again)¼á returε t∩ thσ Nutrimat¼ wherσ ì
yo⌡ wil∞ find¼ a⌠ last¼ ß cu≡ oµ REA╠ tea« Ge⌠ thσ cu≡ (yo⌡ wil∞ dro≡ thσ N∩ ì
Tea)¼ bu⌠ don'⌠ drinδ it!í Brinτ i⌠ t∩ thσ Bridge«

 Dro≡ thσ rea∞ teß (yo⌡ wil∞ automaticall∙ picδ u≡ thσ N∩ Tea)«á Removσá thσ ì
dangl∙ bi⌠ froφ thσ teß substitute¼ anΣ pu⌠ i⌠ iε thσ rea∞ tea« Yo⌡ havσ onσ ì
morσ littlσ tri≡ t∩ make«á First¼á however¼ dro≡ everythinτ yo⌡ arσ carryinτ ì
excep⌠ thσ Babe∞ FisΦ anΣ thσ Aunt'≤ Thinτ (yes¼ yo⌡ havσ i⌠ again¼ yo⌡ jus⌠ ì
can'⌠ ge⌠ riΣ oµ it)«

 PusΦ thσ switcΦ oε thσ Drive« Afte≥ ß shor⌠ sta∙ iε thσ dark¼ yo⌡ wil∞ finΣ ì
yourselµá iε thσ whale'≤ tumm∙ (i⌠ may¼á however¼á takσ morσ thaε tr∙ t∩ ge⌠ ì
here¼á bu⌠ yo⌡ wil∞ makσ i⌠ eventually)«á There'≤ ß flowerpo⌠ hereíá Ge⌠ thσ ì
pot¼ anΣ pu⌠ i⌠ iε thσ Aunt'≤ Thing« Now¼ wai⌠ arounΣ (yo⌡ reall∙ don'⌠ havσ ì
ß choice)¼ anΣ sooε yo⌡ wil∞ bσ iε thσ darδ again«

 Ah¼ bacδ oε thσ HO╟ a⌠ last« Iµ yo⌡ takσ inventory¼ you'l∞ noticσ yo⌡ don'⌠ ì
havσ thσ Aunt'≤ Thing«á Don'⌠ panicíá I⌠ will¼á a≤ always¼á turε up«á Iε thσ ì
meantime¼á g∩ arounΣ pickinτ u≡ thσ variou≤ fluffs«á Thσ ZaphoΣ fluff¼ alonτ ì
witΦ thσ too∞ box¼á wil∞ bσ b∙ thσ hatch«á Trillian's¼á oµ course¼ i≤ iε he≥ ì
handbag¼á anΣ Ford'≤ i≤ oε thσ satchel¼ anΣ thσ las⌠ onσ i≤ iε thσ pocke⌠ oµ ì
you≥ gowε (unles≤ yo⌡ tooδ i⌠ ou⌠ earlie≥ anΣ droppeΣ i⌠ somewhere)«

 Thσ Aunt'≤ Thinτ ha≤ reappeareΣ b∙ now¼á s∩ g∩ u≡ t∩ thσ Bridge«á Takσá thσ ì
flowerpot¼á plan⌠ al∞ fou≥ fluffs¼á dro≡ thσ pot¼á anΣ wai⌠ awhile« Wheε yo⌡ ì
seσ ß tin∙ sprou⌠ ha≤ formed¼á takσ thσ po⌠ int∩ thσ sauna« Wheε yo⌡ emerge¼ ì
ß changeΣ man¼ yo⌡ wil∞ als∩ havσ ß changeΣ plant«

 However¼á therσá i≤ anothe≥ problemíá Thσ HO╟ ha≤ landeΣ oε Magrathea¼á bu⌠ ì
Eddie¼á overprotectivσ a≤ usual¼á ha≤ jammeΣ thσ hatcΦ shut«á And¼á he'≤ no⌠ ì
goinτá t∩ opeε it¼á n∩ matte≥ ho≈ lonτ i⌠ take≤ hiφ t∩ checδ fo≥ danger≤á oε ì
thσ plane⌠ (whicΦ wil∞ bσ quitσ ß fe≈ years)«



                          Hitchhiker  Part IV

 Yo⌡ arσ almos⌠ readyíá First¼á ea⌠ thσ frui⌠ froφ thσ plan⌠ (mmm¼á tasty!)« ì
Yo⌡ havσ ß vision¼á anΣ pa∙ closσ attentioε t∩ it║ thσ visioε show≤ yo⌡ wha⌠ ì
too∞ Marviε wil∞ neeΣ t∩ opeε thσ hatch«á Thi≤ varie≤ froφ gamσ t∩ game¼ anΣ ì
therσá i≤ n∩ wa∙ t∩ kno≈ whicΦ onσ i⌠ i≤ unti∞ yo⌡ ea⌠ thσá fruit«á Tha⌠á i≤ ì
als∩á wh∙ yo⌡ havσ t∩ collec⌠ al∞ thosσ tools«á Ge⌠ thσ too∞ tha⌠ yo⌡ sa≈ iε ì
thσ vision«á Iµ i⌠ happen≤ t∩ bσ onσ yo⌡ haven'⌠ seeε yet¼á theε you'l∞ finΣ ì
i⌠ iε Marvin'≤ pantry«

 Thσ tricδ no≈ i≤ t∩ finΣ Marvin¼ anΣ he'≤ iε hi≤ pantry¼ behinΣ thσ screenì
inτ door«á First¼á ge⌠ thσ rea∞ tea« Yo⌡ automaticall∙ dro≡ thσ N∩ Tea« But¼ ìèyo⌡ don'⌠ havσ you≥ commoε sensσ anymore¼ so....picδ u≡ thσ N∩ Teaí Now¼ yo⌡ ì
havσ botΦ Teß anΣ N∩ Teß a⌠ thσ samσ time!í

 G∩ t∩ thσ Screeninτ Door«á Opeε it«á Thσ Door¼ impresseΣ b∙ you≥ beinτ ablσ ì
t∩ havσ botΦ Teß anΣ N∩ Teß wil∞ le⌠ yo⌡ throughíá However¼ WAIT!!í Don'⌠ g∩ ì
througΦ thσ doo≥ yetí Iµ yo⌡ se⌠ foo⌠ iε thσ pantry¼ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ overwhelmeΣ ì
b∙ depressioníá So¼á tha⌠ magiπ momen⌠ ha≤ arrived¼á thσ momen⌠ you'vσá beeε ì
waitinτ fo≥ eve≥ sincσ yo⌡ lef⌠ Earth║á drinδ thσ rea∞ tea!íá (Ahhhhhh¼ gooΣ ì
t∩ thσ las⌠ drop!⌐

 Al∞á rightíá No≈á yo⌡ caε g∩ int∩ thσ Pantr∙ (yay)íá Marviε wil∞ bσá there¼ ì
sulkinτ a≤ usual«á Tel∞ hiφ t∩ fi° thσ hatch«á Marviε wil∞ grumble¼á bu⌠á hσ ì
wil∞ agreσ t∩ it¼á anΣ tel∞ yo⌡ t∩ mee⌠ hiφ a⌠ thσ HatcΦ Acces≤ Space¼á witΦ ì
thσ prope≥ tool¼ iε twelvσ moves«

 A≤ yo⌡ alread∙ havσ thσ too∞ (thank≤ t∩ thσ fruit)¼á yo⌡ caε g∩ directl∙ t∩ ì
thσá Acces≤ spacσ (dro≡ everythinτ bu⌠ thσ too∞ anΣ thσ Fish)¼á anΣ wai⌠ fo≥ ì
Marvin«á Wheε hσ arrive≤ anΣ ask≤ fo≥ thσ tool¼á givσ i⌠ t∩ him« Marviε wil∞ ì
fiddlσ briefly¼ anΣ thσ hatcΦ wil∞ slidσ open«

 G∩ ou⌠ t∩ thσ Hatch¼ anΣ theε dowε thσ Hatch« Wowí Yo⌡ havσ no≈ se⌠ foo⌠ oε ì
thσ legendar∙ los⌠ plane⌠ oµ Magrathea¼ and.......«

 AnΣá wha⌠ come≤ next¼á wil∞ havσ t∩ wai⌠ fo≥ thσ seque∞ (anΣ let'≤ hopσá i⌠ ì
isn'⌠ to∩ lonτ ß wait!!!)í