So the hours are pretty good then?' he resumed. The Vogon stared down …

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So the hours are pretty good then?' he resumed. The Vogon stared down at him as sluggish thoughts moiled around in the murky depths. Yeah,' he said, 'but now you come to mention it, most of the actual minutes are pretty lousy. ✨ Douglas Adams (2012). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Five, p.53, Pan Macmillan
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