The best conversation I had was over forty million years ago,' continued Marvin.

Don't blame you," said Marvin and counted five hundred and ninety-seven thousand million sheep before falling asleep again a second later.

The best conversation I had was over forty million years ago,' continued Marvin.Again the pause. 'Oh d—''And that was with a coffee machine.' He waited.

Even a manically depressed robot is better to talk to than nobody.