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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

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So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish is the fourth book of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series written by Douglas Adams.

Its title is the message left by the dolphins just before Planet Earth was demolished to make way for a hyperspatial express route. One of the last books Adams, a greate satyirical wit, wrote before his untimely death. The book, being typical of Adams, lacks a coherent plot, though this in retrospect this is perhaps for the better. So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish is a remarkable insight into human nature. Unfortanatly for this aspect, it is also "choke-on-your-coffee funny," which would cause the casual reader to miss it.

Chapter 21 is a comedy diversion on journalism, cultural progress and sexuality. In it, Adams uses the example of Brequinda on the Foth of Avalars, home to the mythical Fuolornis Fire Dragon.

--Jkarp 17:04, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)


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