Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?

Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Beauty Gardens Disenchanted world

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Douglas Adams

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

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Question

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

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United Kingdom Europe

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Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Pan Books, 1979, ch. 16.

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