The party and the Krikkit warship looked, in their writhings, a little like two ducks, one of which is trying to make a third duck inside the second duck, whilst the second duck is trying very hard to explain that it doesn't feel ready for a third duck right now, is uncertain that it would want any putative third duck anyway, and certainly not whilst it, the second duck, was busy flying. β¨ Douglas Adams (2009). Life, the Universe and Everything, p.104, Pan Macmillan
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- In cases of major discrepancy its always reality thats got it wrong ... reality is frequently inaccurate. β¨ Douglas Adams (2010). The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, p.223, Del Rey
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