You know, said Arthur, it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a …

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You know, said Arthur, it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young. Why, what did she tell you? I don't know, I didn't listen. ✨ Douglas Adams (2010). The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, p.80, Del Rey
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