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Prologue: "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun." |
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3:02 |
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Prologue (continued): "In many of the more relaxed civilizations on the Outer Eastern Rim of the Galaxy, ..." / Chapter 1: "The house stood on a slight rise just on the edge of the village." |
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3:06 |
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Chapter 1 (continued): "The word bulldozer wandered through his mind..." |
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2:52 |
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Chapter 1 (continued): "Arthur lay in the mud and squelched at him." |
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2:58 |
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Chapter 1 (continued): "A cloud passed overhead." |
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2:59 |
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Chapter 1 (continued): "He struck most of the friends he had made on Earth as an eccentric, ..." |
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3:02 |
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Chapter 1 (continued): "A shadow moved across him again." |
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3:07 |
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| 8 |
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Chapter 1 (continued): "Ford stared at Arthur, ..." |
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2:56 |
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| 9 |
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Chapter 1 (continued): "'You want me,' said Mr Prosser, spelling out this new thought to himself, 'to come and lie there ...'" |
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2:60 |
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| 10 |
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Chapter 2: "Here's what the Encyclopedia Galactica has to say about alcohol." |
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3:03 |
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| 11 |
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Chapter 2 (continued): "Ford looked back at him, genuinely surprised." |
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2:47 |
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Chapter 3: "On this particular Thursday, ..." |
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3:07 |
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| 13 |
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Chapter 3 (continued): "... you can sleep under it beneath the stars..." |
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2:60 |
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| 14 |
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Chapter 3 (continued): "Suddenly Ford's spell was broken." |
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3:04 |
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| 15 |
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Chapter 3 (continued): "'Will that help?' asked the barman." |
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2:60 |
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| 16 |
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Chapter 3 (continued): "Only one man stood and watched the sky, ..." |
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2:48 |
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| 17 |
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Chapter 3 (continued): "'As you will no doubt be aware, ...'" |
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2:37 |
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Total time |
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50:26 |
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CD 2 |
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Chapter 4: "Far away on the opposite spiral arm of the Galaxy, ..." |
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2:59 |
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Chapter 4 (continued): "All his heirs are now long dead, ..." |
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3:02 |
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Chapter 4 (continued): "On top of the cliffs stood a reception committee." |
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3:08 |
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Chapter 4 (continued): "A twenty-foot-high transparent globe floated next to his boat, ..." |
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2:52 |
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Chapter 4 (continued): "Not that anyone there had ever heard of an Arab of course." |
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3:06 |
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Chapter 5: "Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz was not a pleasant sight, ..." |
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2:57 |
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Chapter 5 (continued): "Somewhere in a small dark cabin ..." |
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3:00 |
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Chapter 5 (continued): "Arthur Dent moved, and groaned again, muttering incoherently." |
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2:50 |
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Chapter 5 (continued): "'Excuse me?' said Arthur." |
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3:07 |
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| 10 |
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Chapter 5 (continued): "'What is it?' asked Arthur." |
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2:59 |
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Chapter 5 (continued): "'Er, what is ...', 'A Teaser? ...'" |
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2:58 |
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Chapter 5 ( continued): "He was experiencing the aural equivalent of looking at a picture of two black silhouetted faces..." / Chapter 6: ""Howl howl gargle howl..." |
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3:02 |
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Chapter 6 (continued): "It feeds on brainwave energy..." |
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2:57 |
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| 14 |
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Chapter 6 (continued): "...the supermarket was gone, everything in it was gone." |
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2:58 |
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Chapter 6 (continued): "Outside the door were the sounds of marching feet." / Chapter 7: "Vogon poetry is of course the third worst in the Universe." |
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3:10 |
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Chapter 7 (continued): "'... thy micturations are to me | As plurdled gabbleblotchits on a lurgid bee.'" |
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2:54 |
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| 17 |
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Chapter 7 (continued): "(he was reaching a triumphant crescendo ...)" |
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3:05 |
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| 18 |
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Chapter 7 (continued): "He spluttered and gurgled as the Vogon tightened his grip." |
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2:55 |
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Chapter 7 (continued): "'Try and understand his problem,' insisted Ford." |
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3:01 |
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Chapter 7 (continued): "If he said anything further after that it was lost." |
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3:07 |
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Chapter 8: "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book." |
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3:16 |
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63:22 |
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CD 3 |
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Chapter 9: "A computer chatted to itself in alarm, ..." |
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3:03 |
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Chapter 9 (continued): "Arthur and Ford opened their eyes and looked about in considerable surprise." |
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2:47 |
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Chapter 9 (continued): "A million-gallon vat of custard upended itself over them without warning." |
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3:21 |
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Chapter 10: "The Infinite Improbability Drive is a wonderful new method of crossing vast interstellar distances..." / Chapter 11: "The Improbability-proof control cabin of the Heart of Gold looked like a perfectly conventional spaceship except..." |
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2:46 |
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Chapter 11 (continued): "The cabin was mostly white, oblong, and about the size of a smallish restaurant." |
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3:27 |
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Chapter 11 (continued): "'Whilst we were in Improbability Drive.'" |
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2:33 |
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Chapter 11 (continued): "'Life,' said Marvin, 'don't talk to me about life.'" |
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3:00 |
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Chapter 11 (continued): "The voice was low and hopeless and accompanied by a slight clanking sound." |
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2:57 |
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Chapter 11 (continued): "Something extraordinary happened to Ford's face." / Chapter 12: "A loud clatter of gunk music flooded through the Heart of Gold cabin..." |
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3:08 |
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Chapter 12 (continued): "Zaphod glared at her again, then laughed." |
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2:58 |
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Chapter 12 (continued): "'Yeah yeah,' said Zaphod. 'Look, I think I'll just use a piece of paper.'" |
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2:42 |
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Chapter 13: "Marvin trudged on down the corridor, still moaning." |
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3:14 |
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Chapter 13 (continued): "Ford carried on. 'And Arthur,' he said, 'this is my semi-cousin Zaphod Beeb ...'" |
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3:09 |
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Chapter 13 (continued): "'Zaphod?' exclaimed Ford." / Chapter 14: "The Heart of Gold fled on silently through the night of space, ..." |
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2:56 |
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Chapter 14 (continued): "Ford couldn't sleep." |
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2:57 |
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Chapter 14 (continued): "'What's so great about being stuck in a dust cloud?' said Ford." / Chapter 15: "(Excerpt from The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, ... Entry: Magrathea)" |
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3:04 |
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Chapter 15 (continued): "But so successful was this venture..." / Chapter 16: "Arthur awoke to the sound of argument..." |
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3:05 |
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Chapter 16 (continued): "The moment carried itself." |
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2:52 |
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Chapter 16 (continued): "A moment of doubt came to Ford..." |
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2:26 |
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Total time |
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56:27 |
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CD 4 |
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Chapter 17: "After a fairly shaky start to the day, Arthur's mind was beginning to reassemble itself..." |
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2:57 |
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Chapter 17 (continued): "'They want to get rid of us,' said Trillian nervously." |
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3:03 |
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Chapter 17 (continued): "'As a matter of interest,' said Trillian, 'what are we going to do?'" |
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3:11 |
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Chapter 17 (continued): "'Impact minus twenty seconds, guys ...' said the computer." |
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2:41 |
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Chapter 18: "And the next thing that happened after that was that the Heart of Gold continued on its way..." |
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3:10 |
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Chapter 18 (continued): "This is a complete record of its thoughts..." / Chapter 19: "'Are we taking this robot with us?' said Ford, ..." |
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2:54 |
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Chapter 19 (continued): "Trillian burst in through the door from her cabin." |
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3:09 |
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Chapter 20: "Five figures wandered slowly over the blighted land." |
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2:58 |
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Chapter 20 (continued): "'Come,' said Zaphod and started back down into the crater." |
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2:45 |
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Chapter 20 (continued): "Zaphod marched quickly down the passageway, ..." |
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3:02 |
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Chapter 20 (continued): "Zaphod paused for a while." |
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2:53 |
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Chapter 21: "On the surface of Magrathea Arthur wandered about moodily." |
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3:20 |
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Chapter 21 (continued): "The robot obediently looked at them, then looked back." / Chapter 22: "He was standing with his back to Arthur..." |
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2:47 |
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Chapter 22 (continued): "He seemed to have something on his mind." |
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3:17 |
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Chapter 22 (continued): "Arthur, a regular Guardian reader, was deeply shocked at this." |
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2:38 |
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Chapter 22 (continued): "'My name?' said the old man..." / Chapter 23: "It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem." / Chapter 24: "Silently the aircar coasted through the cold darkness, ..." |
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2:58 |
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Chapter 24 (continued): "The sense of motion was so soft and slight..." |
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3:10 |
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Chapter 24 (continued): "It wasn't infinity in fact." |
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2:58 |
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Chapter 24 (continued): "At the moment however a flash of light arced through the structure..." |
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4:55 |
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Total time |
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58:45 |
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CD 5 |
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Chapter 25: "There are of course many problems connected with life, ..." |
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2:52 |
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Chapter 25 (continued): "Lunkwill and Fook glanced at each other in surprise." |
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2:59 |
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Chapter 25 (continued): "'and yet in my teeming circuitry I can navigate the infinite delta streams of future probability ...'" |
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3:13 |
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Chapter 25 (continued): "Scarcely pausing for breath, Vroomfondel shouted, 'We don't demand solid facts! ...'" |
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2:41 |
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Chapter 25 (continued): "'Seven and a half million years ...!' they cried in chorus." / Chapter 26: "'Yes, very salutary,' said Arthur, ..." / Chapter 27: "Slartibartfast's study was a total mess, ..." |
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3:22 |
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Chapter 27 (continued): "The instant he took hold of them a bird flew straight through him." |
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2:46 |
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Chapter 27 (continued): "No one in the room remarked on his peculiar arrival, ..." |
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2:50 |
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Chapter 27 (continued): "Both of the men had been trained for this moment, ..." / Chapter 28: "It was a long time before anyone spoke." |
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3:23 |
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Chapter 28 (continued): "'Look, alright, alright,' said Loonquawl, ..." |
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2:38 |
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Chapter 29: "'Zaphod! Wake up!'" |
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3:09 |
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Chapter 29 (continued): "In the sky a huge sign appeared, ..." |
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2:56 |
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Chapter 29 (continued): "The scene around them was currently plunged into gloom." / Chapter 30: "'So there you have it,' said Slartibartfast, ..." |
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3:27 |
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Chapter 30 (continued): "'You know,' said Arthur thoughtfully, 'all this explains a lot of things... '" |
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2:60 |
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Chapter 31: "It is of course well known that careless talk costs lives, ..." |
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2:25 |
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Chapter 31 (continued): "A short aircar trip brought Arthur and the old Magrathean to a doorway." |
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3:09 |
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Chapter 31 (continued): "'Well perhaps you can take a quick skiing holiday ...'" |
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3:12 |
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Chapter 31 (continued): "'Well, I mean, yes idealism, yes the dignity of pure research, yes the pursuit of truth in all its forms, but there comes a point ...'" |
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2:49 |
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Chapter 31 (continued): "Trillian grabbed him desperately by the arm..." / Chapter 32: "'Emergency! Emergency!' blared the klaxons" |
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2:59 |
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Chapter 32 (continued): "As the others started after him he was brought up short..." |
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3:02 |
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Chapter 32 (continued): "The fusillade continued for several seconds..." / Chapter 33: "But the end never came, ..." |
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2:56 |
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Chapter 33 (continued): "For a moment, nothing happened." / Chapter 34: "The aircar rocketed them at speeds in excess of R17..." |
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3:25 |
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Chapter 34 (continued): "The aircar flung itself through the air at R17 and above..." |
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2:41 |
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Chapter 34 (continued): "'That ship hated me,' he said dejectedly, ..." / Chapter 35: "That night, as the Heart of Gold was busy putting a few light years between itself and the Horsehead Nebula, ..." |
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2:48 |
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Total time |
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68:40 |
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