In this one page chapter, Zaphod and Trillian rematerialize in a completely random place in the universe after jumping into an unprogrammed teleporter to avoid certain death. Against all odds, they end up on the starship Heart of Gold. They had previously abandoned this ship, and it is now in the possession of the man trying to force Zaphod to find the one true ruler of the universe.
So, I have to wonder, how did they end up back on the ship? The starship Heart of Gold has a one-of-a-kind improbability drive that causes the most improbable things to happen when engaged. However, this was not mentioned. All that is said is Zaphod and Trillian happen to reappear on the ship. The occupant of the ship never engaged the drive, so I don't understand what is going on. This is probably the only down side to Adams' writing style. I think he sometimes uses his humor and this improbability drive to make ridiculously impossible things happen to move the plot along, and here I think he overdid it.
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