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The
last
ever
dolphin
message
was
misinterpreted
as
a
surprisingly
sophisticated
attempt
to
do
a
double-backwards-somersault
through
a
hoop
whilst
whistling
the
"
Star
Sprangled
Banner
"
,
but
in
fact
the
message
was
this
:
So
long
and
thanks
for
all
the
fish
.
In
fact
there
was
only
one
species
on
the
planet
more
intelligent
than
dolphins
,
and
they
spent
a
lot
of
their
time
in
behavioural
research
laboratories
running
round
inside
wheels
and
conducting
frighteningly
elegant
and
subtle
experiments
on
man
.
The
fact
that
once
again
man
completely
misinterpreted
this
relationship
was
entirely
according
to
these
creatures
'
plans
.
Silently
the
aircar
coasted
through
the
cold
darkness
,
a
single
soft
glow
of
light
that
was
utterly
alone
in
the
deep
Magrathean
night
.
It
sped
swiftly
.
Arthur
's
companion
seemed
sunk
in
his
own
thoughts
,
and
when
Arthur
tried
on
a
couple
of
occasions
to
engage
him
in
conversation
again
he
would
simply
reply
by
asking
if
he
was
comfortable
enough
,
and
then
left
it
at
that
.
Arthur
tried
to
gauge
the
speed
at
which
they
were
travelling
,
but
the
blackness
outside
was
absolute
and
he
was
denied
any
reference
points
.
The
sense
of
motion
was
so
soft
and
slight
he
could
almost
believe
they
were
hardly
moving
at
all
.
Then
a
tiny
glow
of
light
appeared
in
the
far
distance
and
within
seconds
had
grown
so
much
in
size
that
Arthur
realized
it
was
travelling
towards
them
at
a
colossal
speed
,
and
he
tried
to
make
out
what
sort
of
craft
it
might
be
.
He
peered
at
it
,
but
was
unable
to
discern
any
clear
shape
,
and
suddenly
gasped
in
alarm
as
the
aircraft
dipped
sharply
and
headed
downwards
in
what
seemed
certain
to
be
a
collision
course
.
Their
relative
velocity
seemed
unbelievable
,
and
Arthur
had
hardly
time
to
draw
breath
before
it
was
all
over
.
The
next
thing
he
was
aware
of
was
an
insane
silver
blur
that
seemed
to
surround
him
.
He
twisted
his
head
sharply
round
and
saw
a
small
black
point
dwindling
rapidly
in
the
distance
behind
them
,
and
it
took
him
several
seconds
to
realize
what
had
happened
.
They
had
plunged
into
a
tunnel
in
the
ground
.
The
colossal
speed
had
been
their
own
relative
to
the
glow
of
light
which
was
a
stationary
hole
in
the
ground
,
the
mouth
of
the
tunnel
.
The
insane
blur
of
silver
was
the
circular
wall
of
the
tunnel
down
which
they
were
shooting
,
apparently
at
several
hundred
miles
an
hour
.
He
closed
his
eyes
in
terror
.
After
a
length
of
time
which
he
made
no
attempt
to
judge
,
he
sensed
a
slight
subsidence
in
their
speed
and
some
while
later
became
aware
that
they
were
gradually
gliding
to
a
gentle
halt
.
He
opened
his
eyes
again
.
They
were
still
in
the
silver
tunnel
,
threading
and
weaving
their
way
through
what
appeared
to
be
a
crisscross
warren
of
converging
tunnels
.
When
they
finally
stopped
it
was
in
a
small
chamber
of
curved
steel
.
Several
tunnels
also
had
their
terminus
here
,
and
at
the
farther
end
of
the
chamber
Arthur
could
see
a
large
circle
of
dim
irritating
light
.
It
was
irritating
because
it
played
tricks
with
the
eyes
,
it
was
impossible
to
focus
on
it
properly
or
tell
how
near
or
far
it
was
.
Arthur
guessed
(
quite
wrongly
)
that
it
might
be
ultra
violet
.
