| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the most remarkable book to come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor. It has replaced "Encyclopedia Galactica" as the standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom, although it has many omissions. It scores over the former in that it is slightly cheaper, and has the words "Don't Panic" inscribed on the cover in large, friendly letters.
However, the Guide is so large that if it were in the normal book format, it would take a large building to house all the volumes. Therefore, it is contained in an electronic device not unlike a calculator. There is a limited amount of space in the microprocessors, and there are billions of stars in the Galaxy. Therefore, an unknown and primitive planet, like Earth, for example, would have a smaller entry to save space.
Of course, if you're stranded on Earth between a used car salesman and a particularly menacing marine biologist, the above paragraph means absolutely nothing to you.
And so, to aid the Hitchhiker in distress, I give to you, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Earth. |