Jack Vettriano The Perfectionist

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seconds the inertial forces held them flattened and squirming for breath, unable to move. Zaphod struggled and pushed in manic desperation and finally managed a savage kick at a small lever that formed part of the guidance system. The lever snapped off. The ship twisted sharply and rocketed upwards. The crew were hurled violently back across thethe deadly nuclear missiles do not eventually hit the ship. The safety of the crew is absolutely assured. "Impact minus twenty seconds, guys ..." "Then turn the bloody engines back on!" bawled Zaphod. "OK, sure thing, guysa subtle roar "When you walk through the storm ..." it whined nasally, "hold your head up high ..." Zaphod screamed at it to shut up, but his voice was lost in the din of what they quite naturally assumed was approaching destruction. cabin. Ford's copy of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy smashed into another section of the control console with the combined result that the guide started to explain to anyone who cared to listen about the best ways of smuggling Antarean parakeet glands out of Antares (an Antarean parakeet gland stuck on a small stick is a revolting but much sought after cocktail delicacy and very large sums of money are often paid for them by very rich idiots who want to impress other very rich idiots), and the ship suddenly dropped out of the sky like a stone. It was of course more or less at this moment that one of the crew sustained a nasty bruise to the upper arm. This should be emphasized because, as had already been revealed, they escape otherwise completely unharmed and