經典科幻文學:《宇宙盡頭的餐館》第22章4

A moment later they leap like stArtled lizards down the nearest corridor junction as the owners of the drumming feet suddenly hove into view directly in front of them.
Hidden behind the corner they goggled in amazement as about two dozen overweight men and women pounded past them in track suits panting and wheezing in a manner that would make a heart surgeon gibber.
Ford Prefect stared after them.
“Joggers!” he hissed, as the sound of their feet echoed away up and down the network of corridors.
“Joggers?” whispered Arthur Dent.
“Joggers,” said Ford prefect with a shrug.
The corridor they were concealed in was not like the others. It was very short, and ended at a large steel door. Ford examined it, discovered the opening mechanism and pushed it wide.
The first thing that hit their eyes was what appeared to be a coffin.
And the next four thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine things that hit their eyes were also coffins.

片刻之後，兩人來到最近的一個走廊交叉點，突然間，那些腳步聲的主人們徑直闖人他們的視野。他們嚇得跳了起來，活像受驚的蜥蜴。
他們躲在角落裏，吃驚地瞪大了眼睛。大約二十多個超重的男男女女跺着沉重的腳步從他們面前經過。這些人身穿條紋衫，呼哧呼哧地大口喘着粗氣。那副模樣足以讓心臟科大夫大發議論。
福特長官盯着他們的背影。
“慢跑者！”他悄聲說。那些人的腳步聲在這個走廊網絡裏迴盪着，漸漸遠去。
“慢跑者？”阿瑟·鄧特小聲問。
“慢跑者。”福特長官說，聳了聳肩。
他們藏身的這條走廊和其他走廊不太一樣。它很短，盡頭處是一扇大鐵門。福特檢查了一番，找到開門的裝置，把它推開。
闖進他們眼簾的第一件東西，看上去像是一具棺材。
接下來闖進他們眼簾的是四千九百幾十九件東西，同樣也是棺材。