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Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic
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'Oh come off it!' exclaimed Dan. 'This is an emergency!''Over there!' said Nettle. She had just put on her translatorspecs and could now read the words 'FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS ONLY BEYOND THIS POINT' on a door at the other end of the lobby.'That's pretty neat!' exclaimed Dan, when Nettle had explained how she knew which way to go.'Arrrrgh!' said Lucy. 'Sorry! I didn't mean to scream! It's just that robot moved so fast!' And it was true: the moment Dan and Nettle and Lucy stepped towards the First Class entrance, the Doorbot had overtaken them and was standing in between them and the doorway.'I regret, sir, madam and thing.''Stop calling me a thing,' said Nettle.'Super Galactic Class Travellers are not allowed beyond this point. Now if you'd kindly return to your own decks...''Get out of the way, Jeeves,' said Dan and he pushed past the robot.'Sir will find the door sealed,' sniffed the Doorbot, 'and if you do not return to your own quarters I shall be forced to call the ship's security officers. They have vicious rabbits.'Dan and Lucy were by now pushing and pulling on the First Class door, but it was clearly a pointless exercise.'There must be another way of doing this,' said Nettle. Something about her tone of voice made Dan and Lucy calm down and return to rational thinking.'OK!' said Dan. Let me handle this. After all, travel is - or has been - my business. What we have here is the commonest problem known to travellers the world over. How do we get a free upgrade?'The Doorbot went silent.'Ha!' Dan recognized the response immediately: corporate dumb insolence! 'If you don't tell us how to get a free upgrade immediately I shall report you to the Travel Association.' It was a bluff but it seemed to succeed.'I cannot help you there, sir.' The contempt in the robot's voice was now so palpable it made Dan's skin feel rough. You will have to inquire with the Deskbot.' And he indicated the desk lamp that Nettle had been talking to earlier.
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Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic
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'Oh come off it!' exclaimed Dan. 'This is an emergency!''Over there!' said Nettle. She had just put on her translatorspecs and could now read the words 'FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS ONLY BEYOND THIS POINT' on a door at the other end of the lobby.'That's pretty neat!' exclaimed Dan, when Nettle had explained how she knew which way to go.'Arrrrgh!' said Lucy. 'Sorry! I didn't mean to scream! It's just that robot moved so fast!' And it was true: the moment Dan and Nettle and Lucy stepped towards the First Class entrance, the Doorbot had overtaken them and was standing in between them and the doorway.'I regret, sir, madam and thing.''Stop calling me a thing,' said Nettle.'Super Galactic Class Travellers are not allowed beyond this point. Now if you'd kindly return to your own decks...''Get out of the way, Jeeves,' said Dan and he pushed past the robot.'Sir will find the door sealed,' sniffed the Doorbot, 'and if you do not return to your own quarters I shall be forced to call the ship's security officers. They have vicious rabbits.'Dan and Lucy were by now pushing and pulling on the First Class door, but it was clearly a pointless exercise.'There must be another way of doing this,' said Nettle. Something about her tone of voice made Dan and Lucy calm down and return to rational thinking.'OK!' said Dan. Let me handle this. After all, travel is - or has been - my business. What we have here is the commonest problem known to travellers the world over. How do we get a free upgrade?'The Doorbot went silent.'Ha!' Dan recognized the response immediately: corporate dumb insolence! 'If you don't tell us how to get a free upgrade immediately I shall report you to the Travel Association.' It was a bluff but it seemed to succeed.'I cannot help you there, sir.' The contempt in the robot's voice was now so palpable it made Dan's skin feel rough. You will have to inquire with the Deskbot.' And he indicated the desk lamp that Nettle had been talking to earlier.
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