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>>Perhaps we should get insurance to protect us.
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>Yeah that's just what we need, more insurance companies. If I have to pay for one more type of insurance I'll get a headace - and then have to go get ripped off by a pharmaceutical company. Heck with my luck they'd give me the wrong stuff - I'd get more sick - then I'd have to get a lawyer to rip me off because my health insurance company would probably try to rip me off by not paying...aaaaahh! Well hey its all government regulated and these bozo's all have big-time lobbyest so we're sunk anyway.

`But nobody's ever been to look or search or rescue. There's
been absolutely nothing.'

`Well there wouldn't be. It's a whole complicated insurance
thing. They just bury the whole thing. Pretend it never happened.
The insurance business is completely screwy now. You know
they've reintroduced the death penalty for insurance company
directors?'

`Really?' said Arthur. `No I didn't. For what offence?'

Trillian frowned.

`What do you mean, offence?'

`I see.'
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