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In our generation, it has finally become possible |
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To do more than merely, discourse and philosophize on these matters. |
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This is about a quest. |
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Are there thinking beings, elsewhere in the universe. |
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Island societies separated by the vast reaches of interstellar space |
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Intelligent life in space (life in space, life in space) |
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So we're going to talk about the cosmic company |
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Intelligent life in space (life in space) |
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There have been a hundred thousand generations of humans before you |
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And I'm quite confident that |
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Members of every one of those generations have |
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Looked up into the night sky and wondered whether there was |
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Something or somebody up there looking back (back, back..) |
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We build our civilization here on Earth |
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And celebrate our slow accomplishments |
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Our art, our technology |
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In our generation, in the last half of the twentieth century |
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It has finally become possible |
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To do more than merely, discourse and philosophize on these matters. |
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This is about a quest. |
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Are there thinking beings, elsewhere in the universe. |
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Island societies separated by the vast reaches of interstellar space |
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Brace yourselves, put on your seat-belts particularly |
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And lets get underway here. |
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We may finally learn the truth about a question |
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That mankind has undoubtedly asked |
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Are we alone in the universe? |
