The universe has had an almost unimaginable amount of time to produce something else. Something we could hear. Something we could recognize. Something that would tell us we aren’t alone. But when we listen, there is only silence.
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And somewhere inside that silence is a possibility that is difficult to shake once you’ve heard it. Maybe the real mystery isn’t why we haven’t found anyone. Maybe it’s why nobody seems to have made it far enough for us to find them.
