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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Book Summary
In the first, hilarious volume of Adams' Hitchhiker's series, reluctant galactic traveler Arthur Dent gets swept up in some literally Earth-shattering events involving aliens, sperm whales, a depressed robot, mice who are more than they seem, and some really, really bad poetry.
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This book is about:
- Dent, Arthur (Fictitious character),
- Prefect, Ford (Fictitious character),
- Science fiction,
- Humorous fiction,
- Fiction
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