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Cup." Arthur then reveals himself to be the very person that the statue is modeled after, and the bird flies into the statue's right ear, where the rest of his kind live. Arthur meets them, and their leader, the Wise Old Bird, and learns a few things about the past of
Brontitall. For example, the statue was built in Arthur's honour after his argument with the Nutrimat Machine inspired them to rid themselves of the "blight of the robots". There is one thing the birds refuse to speak of, however, and the Wise Old Bird tells Arthur, "if you want to know, you will have to descend to the ground...."
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578,000,000,000 clones of herself in the universe. The narrator explains how this happened, and what is being done about it. Lintilla takes Arthur to the shaft suddenly created after the mysterious loud noise, and they finally confirm what the three
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Gargravarr, a disembodied voice, the guardian of the Vortex. He is then placed in it, and exposed to its action, which is to place the user into Total Perspective by showing, with unfiltered perception, themselves in relation to the universe, for a moment. Zaphod survives, much to the astonishment of Gargravarr. He reports that it showed him that he is a "really great guy".
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Zarniwoop, whom Zaphod had been seeking since Fit the Seventh.
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Arthur notices that the other escape capsule is not escaping, and presses a button in his escape capsule that ends up teleporting him and Ford to a strange spaceship. Meanwhile, Zaphod, Trillian and Marvin are all eaten by the copy of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal, with Marvin's leg coming
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Slartibartfast explains that this computer was built by the Magratheans, and that the Vogons came and destroyed it five minutes before it was due to complete its run. The mice summon Arthur and Slartibartfast to a meeting room, where they have discussed a proposal with Zaphod, Ford and Trillian.
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On the surface, Arthur encounters a Footwarrior, who has declared the planet of Brontitall to be the property of the Dolmansaxlil Galactic Shoe Corporation. Fleeing the Footwarrior, Arthur takes refuge in a trench with an archaeologist named Lintilla, who tells Arthur that she's on Brontitall to
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Zaphod is met by Roosta, who blames the bombing on Zaphod failing to conceal his presence on the planet adequately. A Frogstar Robot class D soon arrives to come and get Zaphod. Zaphod orders Marvin to stop it (which he does, by tricking it into destroying the floor it is standing on), whilst
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Arthur, Ford, Trillian and Zaphod wake up in a strange place, and assume it must be the afterlife. It becomes apparent however that in fact it is Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, which is located in the far future at the moment that the universe ends. They dine, but are
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Arthur emerges from a tunnel behind Lintilla, who had overcompensated for her artificially induced crisis. Lintilla introduces Arthur to two of her "sisters" (actually clones), and they begin discussing the noise, finally establishing a context for it. Lintilla finally admits that there are
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has just arrived. Zaphod and Ford discuss their arrival in a cave with Eddie the computer, noting the cold. Eddie calculates after they, and Arthur and Marvin, have departed the ship, that they are thirteen miles above ground level, despite there not being any mountains on the planet.
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conclude and the men kiss their brides, two of the three pairs disappear in "a puff of unsmoke" as Arthur discovers that the marriage certificates are actually cloning machine company "Agreements to Cease to Be" and cries out, stopping the final couple from kissing.
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everyone gets to hear an android stewardess making an announcement about their delayed space flight. Zaphod calculates that the ship is in fact over 900 years late. Ford and Zaphod agree to find their way into the ship to investigate further.
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1552:Fit the Eighth
1550:
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1471:
1469:
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1379:
1376:
1372:Gruppe Between
1271:
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1233:
1231:
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1219:
1218:
1217:
1216:
1213:
1207:Marketing Girl
1204:
1187:
1185:Jonathan Cecil
1174:
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793:
780:
778:Jonathan Adams
770:
767:
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757:
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748:
745:
742:
731:
730:
725:
724:Fit the Fourth
722:
626:Gruppe Between
589:
588:
587:
586:
583:
577:
575:Richard Vernon
571:Slartibartfast
567:
564:
561:
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548:
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521:
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512:
419:
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389:Susan Sheridan
382:
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366:
365:
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357:
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347:
330:
329:
323:
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285:
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270:
269:Fit the Second
267:
205:
204:
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202:
193:
184:
175:
162:
153:
136:
135:
130:
127:
85:
82:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3253:
3242:
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2901:Related works
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2836:Douglas Adams
2833:
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2779:0-563-47702-4
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2760:
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2753:
2751:0-671-62958-1
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2732:0-671-62964-6
2728:
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2716:
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2693:
2690:, Saxone and
2689:
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2655:0-330-43510-8
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2612:0-330-29288-9
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2574:1-904048-46-3
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2549:0-330-41957-9
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2522:0-330-41957-9
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2416:
2415:First–Twelfth
2412:
2409:
2408:First–Twelfth
2406:: 7 January;
2405:
2401:
2398:
2394:
2392:: 24 December
2391:
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2372:
2368:
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2364:
2354:
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2340:
2336:
2332:
2331:Stephen Moore
2328:
2323:
2320:
2316:
2306:
2304:
2303:Heart of Gold
2300:
2299:Heart of Gold
2296:
2291:
2289:
2288:Heart of Gold
2283:
2281:
2280:Heart of Gold
2275:
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2259:
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2246:
2238:
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2223:
2221:
2214:
2205:
2204:
2196:
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2189:
2187:
2183:
2181:
2177:
2174:
2171:
2170:The Allitnils
2168:
2165:
2162:
2159:
2155:
2152:
2149:
2148:
2147:
2146:
2145:
2144:
2137:
2136:
2130:
2126:
2122:
2118:
2116:
2115:Heart of Gold
2111:
2107:
2103:
2093:
2090:
2082:
2072:
2067:
2065:
2058:
2049:
2048:
2040:
2037:
2034:
2031:
2028:
2025:
2022:
2019:
2016:
2013:
2010:
2009:
2008:
2007:
2006:
2005:
1998:
1997:
1991:
1987:
1983:
1979:
1975:
1972:
1971:Heart of Gold
1960:
1957:
1949:
1939:
1934:
1932:
1925:
1916:
1915:
1907:
1905:
1901:
1898:
1896:
1892:
1889:
1886:
1884:
1880:
1877:
1874:
1871:
1868:
1865:
1862:
1861:
1860:
1859:
1858:
1857:
1850:
1849:
1846:Fit the Tenth
1843:
1839:
1835:
1833:
1829:
1828:Heart of Gold
1825:
1821:
1816:
1814:
1813:Heart of Gold
1808:
1806:
1805:Heart of Gold
1802:
1801:Heart of Gold
1791:
1788:
1780:
1770:
1765:
1763:
1756:
1747:
1746:
1739:
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1729:
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1711:
1708:
1705:
1702:
1699:
1696:
1695:
1694:
1693:
1692:
1691:
1684:
1683:
1680:Fit the Ninth
1677:
1673:
1671:
1670:Heart of Gold
1666:
1662:
1658:
1648:
1645:
1637:
1627:
1622:
1620:
1613:
1604:
1603:
1595:
1593:
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1574:
1571:
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1567:
1566:
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1563:
1556:
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1502:
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1484:
1479:
1477:
1470:
1461:
1460:
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1450:
1446:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1437:Bill Paterson
1434:
1431:
1428:
1425:
1422:
1419:
1418:
1417:
1416:
1415:
1414:
1407:
1406:
1400:
1398:
1392:
1384:
1375:
1373:
1369:
1368:
1363:
1362:
1357:
1356:György Ligeti
1353:
1352:
1347:
1343:
1342:
1337:
1333:
1331:
1327:
1322:
1318:
1316:
1311:
1307:
1303:
1299:
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1292:
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1284:
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1277:
1267:
1264:
1256:
1246:
1241:
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1232:
1223:
1222:
1214:
1212:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1199:
1195:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1182:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:and Caveman:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1154:
1151:
1150:
1149:
1148:
1147:
1146:
1139:
1136:
1135:
1132:Fit the Sixth
1129:
1127:
1126:Fripp and Eno
1123:
1122:
1117:
1116:Wind on Water
1113:
1109:
1108:
1103:
1099:
1098:
1093:
1092:
1087:
1086:György Ligeti
1083:
1079:
1075:
1071:
1069:
1068:Heart of Gold
1057:
1054:
1046:
1036:
1031:
1029:
1022:
1013:
1012:
1004:
1001:
999:
995:
991:
989:
988:Anthony Sharp
985:
981:
978:
975:
972:
969:
966:
963:
962:
961:
960:
959:
958:
951:
948:
947:
944:Fit the Fifth
941:
939:
935:
934:
933:Mikrophonie I
929:
925:
924:
919:
918:
913:
909:
908:
903:
899:
895:
893:
892:Heart of Gold
887:
885:
881:
869:
866:
858:
848:
843:
841:
834:
825:
824:
816:
815:Brian Perkins
812:
809:
806:
803:
801:
800:Peter Hawkins
797:
796:Frankie Mouse
794:
792:
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718:
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700:Fripp and Eno
697:
696:
691:
690:Wind On Water
687:
683:
680:
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674:
669:
666:
664:
659:
656:
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652:György Ligeti
649:
648:
643:
639:
638:
633:
632:
627:
623:
622:
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611:
607:
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601:
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572:
568:
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558:
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550:
549:
546:
542:
539:
537:
533:
530:
529:
528:
527:
526:
525:
518:
517:
514:Fit the Third
511:
509:
508:Patrick Moraz
505:
504:
499:
495:
494:
489:
485:
484:
479:
478:Fripp and Eno
475:
474:
469:
465:
463:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
439:
437:
432:
431:Heart of Gold
428:
427:Heart of Gold
424:
414:
412:
411:Stephen Moore
408:
404:
401:
399:
395:
392:
390:
386:
383:
380:
377:
375:
372:Vogon Guard:
371:
368:
367:
361:
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355:
351:
348:
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342:
339:
338:
337:
336:
335:
334:
327:
326:
319:
316:
308:
298:
293:
291:
284:
275:
274:
266:
264:
263:György Ligeti
260:
259:
254:
250:
249:
244:
243:György Ligeti
240:
236:
232:
231:
226:
222:
218:
216:
211:
201:
197:
194:
192:
188:
185:
183:
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166:
163:
161:
157:
154:
152:
148:
145:
144:
143:
142:
141:
140:
133:
132:
129:Fit the First
126:
124:
120:
116:
111:
109:
105:
104:
99:
98:Lewis Carroll
95:
91:
81:
79:
78:
72:
70:
66:
61:
59:
58:Douglas Adams
55:
54:
49:
48:
42:
41:
36:
35:
34:Primary Phase
26:
21:
3205:
3197:
3190:
3183:
3140:
3112:
3105:
3085:
3078:
3056:
3030:Ford Prefect
2999:
2998:Timeline of
2978:
2968:
2964:Radio series
2942:
2922:
2914:
2888:
2880:
2872:
2864:
2856:
2829:
2770:
2764:
2758:
2741:
2722:
2699:
2678:
2664:
2645:
2639:
2630:
2621:
2602:
2564:
2558:
2538:
2531:
2511:
2504:
2493:
2486:
2467:
2436:
2425:
2418:
2414:
2407:
2403:
2396:
2389:
2385:
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2374:
2370:
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2350:
2324:
2312:
2302:
2298:
2292:
2287:
2284:
2279:
2276:
2272:
2268:
2260:
2256:
2241:
2232:
2217:
2180:Ken Campbell
2172:: David Tate
2142:
2141:
2127:
2123:
2119:
2114:
2112:
2108:
2104:
2100:
2085:
2076:
2061:
2032:: Marc Smith
2003:
2002:
1988:
1984:
1980:
1976:
1970:
1967:
1952:
1943:
1928:
1855:
1854:
1840:
1836:
1827:
1823:
1819:
1817:
1812:
1809:
1804:
1800:
1798:
1783:
1774:
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1669:
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1519:
1512:
1497:
1488:
1473:
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1411:
1393:
1389:
1365:
1359:
1349:
1339:
1335:
1334:
1323:
1319:
1312:
1308:
1304:
1300:
1293:
1289:
1285:
1281:
1278:
1274:
1259:
1250:
1235:
1202:Aubrey Woods
1144:
1143:
1121:Evening Star
1119:
1115:
1105:
1095:
1089:
1081:
1077:
1076:
1072:
1067:
1064:
1049:
1040:
1025:
956:
955:
931:
921:
915:
905:
901:
900:
896:
891:
888:
876:
861:
852:
837:
807:: David Tate
751:Deep Thought
733:
732:
719:
709:
703:
695:Evening Star
693:
689:
671:
660:
654:
644:
635:
629:
619:
613:
609:
608:
599:
598:
590:
534:(narrator):
523:
522:
501:
491:
481:
473:Evening Star
471:
467:
466:
458:Gag Halfrunt
441:
440:
430:
426:
420:
407:Gag Halfrunt
381:: David Tate
343:(narrator):
332:
331:
311:
302:
287:
256:
246:
238:
228:
220:
219:
206:
178:Ford Prefect
149:(narrator):
138:
137:
112:
101:
87:
75:
73:
64:
62:
51:
46:
39:
38:
33:
32:
30:
24:
3124:Miscellanea
3025:Arthur Dent
2937:Eoin Colfer
2850:Main series
2433:US airdates
2386:First–Sixth
2384:: 8 April;
2371:First–Sixth
2363:BBC Radio 4
2327:Peter Jones
2315:Simon Brett
1904:Rula Lenska
1211:Beth Porter
1198:Hairdresser
1172:David Jason
1112:Terry Riley
1102:Isao Tomita
938:Stockhausen
912:Terry Riley
805:Benjy Mouse
783:Vroomfondel
686:The Beatles
631:Space Theme
580:Sperm Whale
545:Simon Jones
541:Arthur Dent
536:Peter Jones
498:Terry Riley
488:Terry Riley
354:Simon Jones
350:Arthur Dent
345:Peter Jones
253:Terry Riley
173:Bill Wallis
160:Simon Jones
156:Arthur Dent
151:Peter Jones
123:second book
96:revived by
90:BBC Radio 4
3152:In culture
3017:Characters
3007:Cast lists
2711:References
2235:March 2024
2079:March 2024
1946:March 2024
1881:Bird One:
1777:March 2024
1634:March 2024
1588:Gargravarr
1491:March 2024
1253:March 2024
1194:Number Two
1177:Number One
1043:March 2024
855:March 2024
774:Majikthise
677:Pink Floyd
615:Kotakomben
604:Pink Floyd
374:David Tate
305:March 2024
235:The Eagles
196:The Barman
191:Jo Kendall
108:John Lloyd
69:three more
31:The terms
3169:Towel Day
3097:Companion
2993:2005 film
2421:: 5 April
1515:Zarniwoop
1449:Alan Ford
1361:Volkstanz
992:Compere (
917:Moon City
764:Bang Bang
716:Brian Eno
647:Continuum
3235:Category
3220:Category
3164:Hitchcon
3045:Trillian
3002:versions
2911:" (1986)
2721:(1986).
2688:Manfield
2357:Airdates
2347:Roy Hudd
2264:Allitnil
1900:Lintilla
1367:Einsteig
1351:Volumina
1315:Scrabble
1082:Melodien
998:Roy Hudd
621:Einsteig
532:The Book
503:Cachuaca
450:Trillian
423:starship
385:Trillian
341:The Book
258:Volumina
147:The Book
3131:Phrases
2419:Seventh
2390:Seventh
2382:Seventh
2375:Seventh
2295:old man
2225:Please
2218:may be
2069:Please
2062:may be
1936:Please
1929:may be
1767:Please
1760:may be
1624:Please
1617:may be
1527:Guide's
1481:Please
1474:may be
1341:Oxygène
1296:Captain
1243:Please
1236:may be
1033:Please
1026:may be
980:Garkbit
845:Please
838:may be
658:Oxygène
295:Please
288:may be
239:Lontano
227:" from
165:Prosser
3063:Vogons
2947:(2009)
2927:(2002)
2919:(1997)
2893:(1992)
2885:(1984)
2877:(1982)
2869:(1980)
2861:(1979)
2777:
2748:
2729:
2692:Lilley
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