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1、Life,theUniverse,andEverythingDouglasAdams---------------------------------------------------------------ForSally---------------------------------------------------------------Chapter1TheregularearlymorningyellofhorrorwasthesoundofArthurDentwakingupandsuddenlyremembering
2、wherehewas.Itwasn'tjustthatthecavewascold,itwasn'tjustthatitwasdampandsmelly.ItwasthefactthatthecavewasinthemiddleofIslingtonandtherewasn'tabusduefortwomillionyears.Timeistheworstplace,sotospeak,togetlostin,asArthurDentcouldtestify,havingbeenlostinbothtimeandspaceagoodde
3、al.Atleastbeinglostinspacekeptyoubusy.HewasstrandedinprehistoricEarthastheresultofacomplexsequenceofeventswhichhadinvolvedhimbeingalternatelyblownupandinsultedinmorebizarreregionsoftheGalaxythanheeverdreamtexisted,andthoughhislifehadnowturnedvery,very,veryquiet,hewasstil
4、lfeelingjumpy.Hehadn'tbeenblownupnowforfiveyears.SincehehadhardlyseenanyonesinceheandFordPrefecthadpartedcompanyfouryearspreviously,hehadn'tbeeninsultedinallthattimeeither.Exceptjustonce.Ithadhappenedonaspringeveningabouttwoyearspreviously.Hewasreturningtohiscavejustalit
5、tleafterduskwhenhebecameawareoflightsflashingeerilythroughtheclouds.Heturnedandstared,withhopesuddenlyclamberingthroughhisheart.Rescue.Escape.Thecastaway'simpossibledream-aship.Andashewatched,ashestaredinwonderandexcitement,alongsilvershipdescendedthroughthewarmeveningai
6、r,quietly,withoutfuss,itslonglegsunlockinginasmoothballetoftechnology.Italightedgentlyontheground,andwhatlittlehumithadgenerateddiedaway,asiflulledbytheeveningcalm.Arampextendeditself.Lightstreamedout.Atallfigureappearedsilhouettedinthehatchway.Itwalkeddowntherampandstoo
7、dinfrontofArthur."You'reajerk,Dent,"itsaidsimply.Itwasalien,veryalien.Ithadapeculiaralientallness,apeculiaralienflattenedhead,peculiarslittylittlealieneyes,extravagantlydrapedgoldenropeswithapeculiarlyaliencollardesign,andpalegrey-greenalienskinwhichhadaboutitthatlustrou
8、sshinewhichmostgrey-greenfacescanonlyacquirewithplentyofexerciseandveryexpensivesoap.Arthurboggledatit.
