“Eons ago, Earth scientists launched a powerful telescope into deep space and with much delight discovered an alien civilization. Through a quantum observation post, the aliens were alerted to Earth’s awareness of them.”


    “Earthlings, we see that you see us! Welcome to the cosmos. We shall activate a wormhole and introduce ourselves.”


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    “But Papa, we don’t live on Earth. We live on this moon’s base far away from ...”


    “Right, right, I’m at the beginning.”


    “But Papa, they didn’t know ...”


    “I know, I know. Humans didn’t realize the aliens were galactic traffickers. Let me finish telling the story ...”