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I'm suddenly reminded of this:
No, listen to me, said Zarniwoop, people come to you do they? In ships

I think so, said the man. He handed the bottle to Trillian.

And they ask you, said Zarniwoop, to take decisions for them? About peoples lives, about worlds, about economies, about wars, about everything going on out there in the Universe? Out there? said the man, out where?

Out there! said Zarniwoop pointing at the door.

How can you tell theres anything out there, said the man politely, the doors closed.

The rain continued to pound the roof. Inside the shack it was warm.

But you know theres a whole Universe out there! cried Zarniwoop. You cant dodge your responsibilities by saying they dont exist!

The ruler of the Universe thought for a long while whilst Zarniwoop quivered with anger.

Youre very sure of your facts, he said at last, I couldnt trust the thinking of a man who takes the Universe if there is one for granted.

Zarniwoop still quivered, but was silent.

I only decide about my Universe, continued the man quietly. My Universe is my eyes and my ears. Anything else is hearsay.

But dont you believe in anything?

The man shrugged and picked up his cat.

I dont understand what you mean, he said.

You dont understand that what you decide in this shack of yours affects the lives and fates of millions of people? This is all monstrously wrong!

I dont know. Ive never met all these people you speak of. And neither, I suspect, have you. They only exist in words we hear. It is folly to say you know what is happening to other people. Only they know, if they exist. They have their own Universes of their own eyes and ears.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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