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(00:00):
Alright welcome back to part number two of Hitchhiker's Guide
to the Galaxy. It's me, Mark from English on
commandant's, they're going to continue with our book and
first, let's do a quick recap ofthe first part.
Now we are written about the book it's called choke is Guide
to the Galaxy. Now that's all we know for now.

(00:23):
Also we are learning about a person after that he lived in a
house which is about to be destroyed.
Avoid because local Council somewhere, in some City, in
Great Britain, wants to destroy his house to build a bypass road
instead. So, that's what we know for now.
And also we learnt about anotherperson, his friend Archer dance

(00:45):
friend Ford prefect, who is not a human?
He's from another planet, but he's pretending to be a human.
That's all we know for now. Okay.
Alright, the scene Arthur Dent is in front of his house in
front of the bulldozers, trying to stop the note.
Sound and Ford prefect. Well, let's go part 2.

(01:05):
In fact was she was really looking out for when he stared
directly into the night. Sky, was any kind of flying
saucer at all? A flying saucer, what's a
saucer? It's a plate, which you put
under your coffee cup at small plate.
A flying saucer. That's what we usually say,
right? And it was flying on the reason
he said, green, was that green was the traditional space Livery

(01:27):
of the battle? Goose straight in Scouts.
And by the goose is a planet where our Ford prefect guy came
from. Okay.
Moving on, while previous was desperate.
But any fun sorcerer at all? Will arrive soon because 15
years was a long time to get stranded anywhere, particularly
some, whereas mind-bogglingly dull as the Earth, Ford wish

(01:53):
that I find. So, so will arrive soon because
you knew how to flag find sources down and get a lift from
them. He knew how to In marvelous of
the universe for less than 30. I'll torian dollars a day.
In fact, for perfect, was a rovin researcher for that
wholly. Remarkable book, The
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxyhuman beings are great,

(02:16):
adapters. And by lunchtime life in the
endurance, well, at their environment of our Thursday's
house, had settled into a steadyroutine.
It was Arthur's, accepted role to lie, squelching, in the mud
making occasional. History his lawyer, his mother
or a good book. It was mr.
Process. Accepted role to tackle Arthur
with occasional new Ploy, such as the for the public.

(02:39):
Good talk, the march of progresstalk there.
No, not my house down. Once, you know, never looked
back, talk and various other, jewelries and threats and was
the, bulldozer drivers accepted role to sit around drinking
coffee and experimenting with Union, regulation to see how
they could turn into. Vision to their financial

(03:02):
advantage, the Earth moves slowly and it's the urinal cars.
The sun was beginning to dry out, the mud, Arthur Lane, a
shadow move across him again. Heller Arthur said the shadow
author looked up and squinting into the sun squinting, well I
guess you know what you do to your eyes.
When you look at this on, squidgy close your eyes, screw

(03:25):
engine, the sun was startled. Wow, to sit for perfect.
Still And then above him for. Hi, how are you fine?
Said, for it, look. Are you busy?
Am I busy? Excellent, Arthur.
Well, I just got all this, bulldozer something to and
things to one part of it becausethat will knock my house down if

(03:46):
I don't tell them that. Well, no, not especially why we
don't have sarcasm by the goose and for perfect often.
Fail, to notice it. Unless he was concentrating, he
said good is it? Anyway, we can talk.
What our third and four exist, sforward seem to ignore him and

(04:08):
stared fixedly into the sky, like a rabbit trying to get, run
over by a car. Then suddenly he squatted down
beside Arthur, we've got to talk.
He said urgently fine said, Arthur talk and drink set forth.
It's vitally important that we talk and drink.

(04:28):
Now we'll go to the pub in the village.
He looks Into the sky again. Nervous expectant look, don't
you understand? Shout it.
Arthur he pointed at processor. The man wants to knock my house
down for glasses him, the puzzle.
Well he can do while you are awake and he, he said, but I

(04:49):
wonder what I am too. Oh, look, what's the matter with
your Ford said? Arthur nothing.
Nothing is the matter? Listen to it.
I got to tell you the most important thing you've ever
heard. I got to tell you now I've got
to tell you in a Saloon bar of the horse and groom, but why is
he going to need a very stiff drink stiff hard.

(05:14):
Tough. Okay, Rick Ford's third author.
And author was astonished to find that his will was beginning
to weaken. She didn't realize that she was
because of an all drinking game for learn to play in hyperspace
ports, as served. The major need me, mining belts

(05:34):
in a star system of Orion be thecampus, not unlike the Earth
game called Indian wrestling andwas played like this, two
contestants with sit, either side of the table with a glass
in front of each other. So if each one of them between
them would be placed a bottle ofJan Spirit as immortalized in

(05:55):
that engine Aryan - on, oh, don't give me no more of the old
done Spirit. Now, Andre gave me now.
I'm more of a doughnut spirit for my hair will fly.
My daughter would live eyes willfry.
Our my dad I won't. You pour me one more letter C
for all just period. H only two contestants would
then concentrate their will now willpower determination on the

(06:19):
bottle and attempt to tip it. And pour spirit in the glass of
his opponent who would then haveto drink it.
The Barlow would then be refilled the game would be
played again and again. And then again, once the started
to lose, you would probably keeplosing because the one of the
efforts of John spirit is too depressed.

(06:40):
Telepsychic power as Soon as a predetermined quantity had been
consumed. The final loser will have to
perform a forfeit which was usually obscenely biological for
perfect usually play to lose. Four stars for stared looked at
Arthur who began to think that perhaps didn't want to go to the

(07:03):
horse and groom after all. But what about my house?
He asked plaintively for look across to mr.
Bronson, suddenly a wicked thought struck him.
He was to knock your house down.Yeah, he wants to build and he
can't because you are lying in front of the bulldozers.
Yes. And I'm sure we can come to some

(07:25):
arrangement. Said forward.
Excuse me, you shouted, mr. Prosser, who was arguing with
the spokesman for the bulldozer drivers about whether or not
other than constituted a mental health, hazard much, they get
paid if you did looked around, he was surprised and slightly
alarmed to find the author had company.

(07:45):
Yes, hello, Hugo has mr. Dan come to his senses yet?
Can we for the moment called Ford assume that he hasn't?
Well sorry. Mr. Poster.
And can we also seems that for that, he's going to be staying
here all day. So so all your men are going to
be standing around all day, doing.
Nothing could be could be well if you are resigned to do that.

(08:08):
Anyway, you don't actually need him to lie here all the time.
Do you what you don't say it forthe patiently.
Actually need him here and suppose I thought about this.
Well no, not as such, he said not exactly need There was a
void he thought that's one of them wasn't making a lot of

(08:28):
sense. Ford said, so, if you would just
like to take it as read that he's actually here that he and I
could sleep off down the pub forhalf an hour.
How does that sound mr. Prosser thought is our perfectly
party. Well, that sounds perfect.
The reason why he said in a reassuring tone of voice
wondering he was trying to reassure, and if you want to pop

(08:53):
off for a quick, one yourself later on, I said for it we can
always cover up for you in return.
Thank you very much said Mr. Brewster who no longer knew how
to place it all. Thank you very much.
Yes, that's very kind. He frowned then smiled.
Then try to do both at once. The failed grabs.
Hold of his forehead and rolled fearfully around the top of his
hat. You can only assume that he had

(09:15):
just one so Canyon for perfect. If you would just like to come
over here lie down. What mr.
Prosser. I'm sorry said for perhaps, I
haven't made myself. Okay, somebody got to learn from
the Bulldogs, haven't they? There won't be anything to stop
them. Driving them is knows how it
will. There, also be surprised.
Again, it's very simple set for a my client, mr.

(09:36):
Dan says that he will stop lyinghere in the mod, on the sole
condition that you come and takeover for him.
What are you talking about throughout their about Ford and
notched him? If he's Shootin to be quiet?
You want me said Mr. Process paranoia is new Thor.
Dreams of to comment like there in the mud.

(09:57):
Yes. In fact the bulldozer.
Yeah, instead of mr. Dead.
Yes, in the mud and as you said in the mud, So there is a
process, I realized that he was substantially the loser after
all there's a great little self his shoulders.
This was more like the world as he knew it, he sighed.

(10:18):
Huh? And in turn for which you will
take mr. Dant with you down to pop,
that's it so far. That's exactly.
That's the process. Took a few nervous, steps
forward and stopped promise promise of word.
He turned to other, come on, he said to him get up and let the
men lie down. They stood up feeling as if it
was in the dream. Fourth back into processor who

(10:39):
said the awkwardly set down in the mouth, he felt that his
whole life was I've had a dream and he's in that wondered what
it was, whether they were enjoying it, I Must Fall itself,
rounded bottom, and his arms and0 into his shoes.
Who's a good word guys? Let's remember.
Take a lemon, squeeze it and it will be using the inside out

(11:02):
will be choosing right? Like when Mahir was in his shoes
We're not for. Look at him severely and no
sneaky knocking down wisdoms. House was, he's away.
All right, he said the mere thought mr.
Prosser hand even began to speculate.
He continues our hustle back about the mirrors possibility.

(11:24):
Of course, my mind. He saw that both of the drivers
union, representative approaching and lad, his head
size, sink back and closed, his eyes.
He was trying to Marshal his Arguments for proven and he did
not. Now constitute, a Manor House in
himself as far from certain about this, his mind seemed to
be full of noise, horses, smoke,and stench of blood, this was

(11:47):
always happened to him when he felt miserable and put upon and
he had never been able to explain to himself.
And had a mention of which he will know nothing.
The mighty can belowed we reach,but this the process only
trembled slightly and whimpered.He began to feel a little pricks
of water behind the eyelids bureaucratic cook up sangria,

(12:09):
men, learn the mod indecipherable strangers,
hanging out, inexplicable humiliations, and an unlimited.
And what is it, huh? And if our army of Horseman
laughing at him in his head, what a day?
What a day for, prefect, knew that it didn't matter a pair of

(12:30):
dingoes kidneys where the othershouse got knocked down are not
after remained, very worried, but can we trust him?
He said myself all trust him today I do deserve so forth.
Oh yes. Doctor and how far is that about
12 minutes away? So for it, come on.
I need a drink. And this is the end of chapter

(12:53):
1. Now, if you didn't get it, a
quick recap for you mr. Dant went out his house.
So bulldozer if your bulldozer, we're about to knock his house
down, because it was no plans ofa house committee to vote.
Knock it down and build a bypass.
And he didn't want them to do the.
So I his friend for prefect, whois an alien on the planet, he's

(13:15):
not a real person, he came thereand took mr.
Dent to the pub. But Why?
Because he said the world is about to be destroyed in the 12
minutes so there's the end of the world.
It's coming in 12 minutes. We're not chapter number 2.
Here's what the encyclopedia Galactica has to say about

(13:37):
alcohol. It says that alcohol is a
colorless volatile liquid form body.
Fermentation of sugars also notes.
It's an intoxicating effects on certain carbon-based, life
forms. Like people, The Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy also mentioned alcohol.
It says that the best drink in existence is the pangalactic

(13:59):
Gargle Blaster. It says that the effect of a
panga gargle Peter is like having your brains smashed out,
boys. Types of lemon wrapped around a
large gold brick. The guy also tells you on which
plants the best pangalactic gargle dusters are mixed how
much you can expect to pay for one and what volunteer

(14:22):
organization exists to help you rehabilitate afterwards.
The guardian tells you how you can make for yourself.
Take the juice from one bottle of that.
Oh, Jan Spirit, it says Pour it into one measure of water from
the Seas of sent Readiness 50, that's in trajan.
You see a water? It says, all those sent to

(14:46):
Janine fish to taking either allow three cubes of Arc shuuran
maggot Gene to melt into the mixture, must be properly.
Analyzed of the Benzene was lostallow for liters of Fairly and
Marge gasps tuber. Go through it, in memory of all,

(15:06):
those happy hikers who have diedof pleasure in the Marshall
family, over the back of a silver spoon.
Florida measure of quality in hyper mint extract, redolent of
all the ready. Adores orders of the Doric
quality in zones saddle, sweet and mistake.
Droplets of our now. Golden's integer.

(15:28):
Watch it dissolve spreading the fires of the goalie and sounds
deep. To the heart of the drink,
sprinkles them for add an olive drink, but very carefully.
The sheriff's got to the Galaxy cells rather better than this
happy day. Galactica.
That's what we need to know, six, pints of bitter said for

(15:51):
perfect to the barman of the horse and groom and quickly,
place the world's about to end the bar mount a horse and groom
didn't deserve this sort of treatment.
It was a dignifying. All man hip Purchase glass,
stuck his nose and burger for prefect, for ignore him and
stared out of the window. So the Borman looked Instead at

(16:11):
Arthur who's Shrugged helplesslyand said nothing.
So what about macedo? Yes sir.
Nice weather for it. And start pulling pins.
He tried again. Going to watch the matches
afternoon then for Grants Runnerhim.
No, no point. He said and look back out the
window. Well, said, foregone conclusion,
conclusion that you reckon sir. So the barman Arsenal without a

(16:35):
chance. No, no said for is just that the
world is about to end. Oh, yes, sir.
So you said, the barman, lookingover is glasses this time Arthur
like, his gift for us know, if it did for look back at him,
genuinely surprised. No, not really his that, your

(16:56):
front. The bottom and breathing
heavily, there you are, sir Sixpence, he said others model
him warmly and Shrugged, again he turned and smiled warmly and
the rest of the pub just in caseany of them had heard what was
going on now? Them had and none of them could
understand what he was smiling at them for a man.

(17:20):
Sitting next to Ford the bar, look at the two men.
Look at the six pins. Did a swift burst of mental.
Arithmetic rather than an answer.
You liked and green is to help us.
Give them good offset forward. Hey yeah.
Hours giving him a look that would have and I'll go instant
teeger, get on with what it was doing.

(17:43):
Now guys, a quick pause. I'm sorry, for the slow down at
this names. I have no idea what those names.
Mean, it's a book, first time region, just like you are, so
I'm sorry for that, come back. We know for step that five-pound
note in the Bar, he said, keep the change.
What from a fiver, huh? Thank you, sir.
You got 10 minutes after spending a bomb on this team?

(18:05):
We decided to walk away for a bit.
For is it Arthur? Would you please tell me what
the hell is going on? Drink up, drink up.
So forth. You got three pins to get
through three pins said Arthur at lunchtime.
The man next to Fort Greene and I happily afford ignored him.
And he said, time is an illusion, lunchtime down.

(18:29):
So, very deep said Doctor, you should turn that into the
Reader's Digest. They've got a page for people
like you, we go. Well, three pins, all of a
sudden muscle relaxant you need it muscle, what relaxant?
Yeah, muscle relaxant other stared into his beer.

(18:51):
Did I do anything wrong today? He said or has a world always
been like this or I've been too wrapped up in myself to notice.
All right. So for I'll try to explain how
long have we known each other? Hold on.
I thought about five years, maybe six and said, most of it
seemed to make some sense at thetime.

(19:12):
All right. So for now, how would you react
if I said that I'm not from Guilford after all, but from a
small planet somewhere in the vicinity By the goose Arthur
Ashe Shrugged and it's also sortof a I don't know is that?
So you can improve beer, why do you think is there sort of thing

(19:33):
you're like to say, for give up,it really wasn't worth bothering
the moment with what the world being about.
Went you just said, drink up, headded perfectly factually, the
world's is about to end. Author.
Give the rest of the Pope and other ones while the rest of the

(19:54):
path from him. A man waved him to stop smiling
and them and mine is on business.
This must be Thursday that are using to himself, thinking low,
always be here. I never could get the head of
Thursdays. Guys good expression to get a
hang of something. I'll never could get the hang of

(20:15):
Thursday's, really popular expression means.
Well I could never have a good day on Thursday to get a hand of
something. Alright so that's the end of the
second chapter. We're going to pause here.
Come back tomorrow. We're going to read chapter 3
and 4. I hope you are enjoying the
book. If you have questions about the
words or the whole idea of the book, please let me know.

(20:38):
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