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Sutapa Bhattacharya asked this question about The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1):
Why was the Guide written in English? There is no mention of a Babel fish equivalent that translates written text. Also, how did Ford Prefect come to know that the Earth was going to be demolished?
Chris Pestacchi I'm quite sure that the proper, in-universe explanation would be "an entirely meaningless coincidence."…moreI'm quite sure that the proper, in-universe explanation would be "an entirely meaningless coincidence."(less)
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
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