Response Sent - The Last Signal

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You compose a simple mathematical sequence. Prime numbers. Universal language.

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Signal transmitted. 4.2 light years. 8.4 years round trip. If they respond.

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Your console erupts. Another signal. Stronger. They responded INSTANTLY.

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IMPOSSIBLE. They're not 4.2 light years away. They're close. Very close.

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The signal resolves into an image. A star map. Your solar system. One planet marked.

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Earth.