His fictional alter ego, Kilgore Trout,  supplied this parable: two yeast sat “discussing the possible purposes of life as they ate sugar and suffocated  in their own excrement.
Karakter fiksinya, Kilgore Trout,  memberikan perumpamaan ini: dua ragi duduk "mendiskusikan kemungkinan tujuan hidup sambil memakan gula dan sesak karena buangan mereka sendiri.