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[txori]

Когда собеседник говорит "я не ем мяса", я выпадаю в осадок, начинаю украдкой коситься на человека, как на инопланетянина, и порываюсь выяснить его отношение к молоку, яйцам и кожаной обуви. Между тем С. спокойно спрашивает про рыбу и морепродукты, и обычно обнаруживается, что ничего сверхъестественного нет, перед нами не персонаж из La belle verte, а вполне себе такой человеческий человек.

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"A green salad," said Arthur emphatically.

"A green salad?" said the animal, rolling his eyes disapprovingly at Arthur.

"Are you going to tell me," said Arthur, "that I shouldn't have green salad?"

"Well," said the animal, "I know many vegetables that are very clear on that point. Which is why it was eventually decided to cut through the whole tangled problem and breed an animal that actually wanted to be eaten and was capable of saying so clearly and distinctly. And here I am."

It managed a very slight bow.

"Glass of water please," said Arthur.

"Look," said Zaphod, "we want to eat, we don't want to make a meal of the issues. Four rare steaks please, and hurry."