h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*the of bicycles past saunters in through the western wall, through the shed and out through the eastern wall*

* pauses a while, to pay respect to the bicycles *

* wonders if taara will be upset and because of the hippos heathen behaviour *

Not as long he keeps bringing empty bottles.

ah, well then he should be safe

Even cans should do.

tomra is not a particular goddess. she even accepts soda cans, g&t-cans and cola cans

So does Taara.

let them fight it out between them, i don't care

As long as I get paid for my empty bottles.

exactly

* starts to count the empty bottles *
* ... by the crate *

well, you have been gone for days so i guess you have a lot of counting to do

.. lost count again



ten, twenty, thirty, ...

two hundred ten, two hundred twenty, ...

i'm getting thirsty

... two thousand three hundred twenty, two thousand three hundred thirty ...




"YOU" are getting thirsty? ... well ...

... two thousand three hundred forty

two thousand three hundred and - 42

three thousand fifty .. that's it about

the god will be pleased

and we shall harvest a lot of