Just not in his mind, since to have an agenda would disqualify him from becoming President. While seemingly impaired by self-inflicted brain damage, Zaphod has learned that his path to the Galactic Presidency was no accident but was planned with a particular goal in mind.
Zaphod, Ford, Arthur and Trillian barely manage to survive, but their deliverance comes with some unexpected knowledge. Overwhelmed by this information, the humble device and the ship’s computer have diverted all resources – which would otherwise be used to escape the attack that is about to destroy the ship – into producing what Arthur will later admit was the best cup of tea he has ever had. In frustration Arthur decides to impart to the device all his knowledge on what goes into a good cup of tea – about India, China and Ceylon about broad leaves drying in the sun about milk and silver teapots even about the history of the East India Company. The Heart of Gold is completely unable to return fire, defend itself or escape because the ship’s computer has become preoccupied with another task.Īrthur Dent has not been able to enjoy a good cup of tea since the planet Earth was destroyed and the ship’s Nutri-matic Drinks Synthesiser has not been able to deliver on its promise of producing whatever beverage a person so desires. The Heart of Gold – the ship carrying Galactic President Zaphod Beeblebrox, field reporter for the Hitchhicker’s Guide to the Galaxy Ford Prefect and the universe’s last two Earthlings, Arthur Dent and Trillian – has come under attack from a Vogon ship. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. But with a mission to uncover a political conspiracy at the heart of the universe, it has a noticeably dark and sinister tone.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, the first sequel to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, replicates the creative imagination and witty observational humour of the original.
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