Curiously, the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias, as it fell,...
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The Book:It is important to note that suddenly, and against all probability, a sperm whale had been called into existence, several miles above the surface of an alien planet. And since this is not a naturally tenable position for a whale, this innocent creature had very little time to come to terms with its identity. This is what it thought, as it fell:The Whale:Ahhh! Woooh! What's happening? Who am I? Why am I here? What's my purpose in life? What do I mean by Who am I? Okay okay, calm down calm down get a grip now. Ooh, this is an interesting sensation. What is it? Its a sort of tingling in my... well I suppose I better start finding names for things. Lets call it a... tail! Yeah! Tail! And hey, what's this roaring sound, whooshing past what I'm suddenly gonna call my head? Wind! Is that a good name? It'll do. Yeah, this is really exciting. I'm dizzy with anticipation! Or is it the wind? There's an awful lot of that now isn't it? And what's this thing coming toward me very fast? So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like 'Ow', 'Ownge', 'Round', 'Ground'! That's it! Ground! Ha! I wonder if it'll be friends with me? Hello, Ground!The Book:Curiously, the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias, as it fell, was, "Oh no, not again!" Many people have speculated that if we knew exactly *why* the bowl of petunias had thought that we would know a lot more about the nature of the universe than we do now
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Guide It is important to note that suddenly and against all probability
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a sperm whale had been called into existence
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several miles above the surface of an alien planet
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Since this is not a tenable position for a whale
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this innocent creature had very little time to come to terms with its identity
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This is what it thought as it fell
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Ah whoa what's happening Who am I
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Why am I here What's my purpose What do I mean by who am I
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OK OK calm down get a grip now
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Ooh this is an interesting sensation A sort of tingling in my
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I better start finding names for things Let's call it a tail Yeah tail
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What's this roaring sound whooshing past what I'm gonna call my head
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Wind Is that a good name That'll do
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Yay this is really exciting I'm dizzy with anticipation
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Or is it the wind There's a lot of that now
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And what's this thing coming towards me very fast So big and flat and round
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It needs a big wide sounding name like ow ound round ground
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That's it ground I wonder if it will be friends with me Hello ground
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Guide The only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias
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as it fell was Oh no not again
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Many have speculated that if we knew why the petunias had thought that
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we should know a lot more about the nature of the universe than we do now
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Movie Summary
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
