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LONG AGO
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They wanted to know about aliens
They wanted to know where they are
So they built really powerful telescopes
To monitor visible stars
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Exoplanets circling their suns
Were analyzed for what's there
Signs of life or civilization
The atmospheric effects were clear
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They found one! It had all the markers
They built mighty robot ships to see
They would send back pictures and data
The distance in light years was three
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Of course, the journey would take much longer
No object moves at the speed of light
They sent out their most advanced roboships
Into the endless night
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The ships traveled on for eons
During that time the home planet's survival
Became dubious at best
They were no longer monitoring the arrival
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Alas the home world didn't last
Blown away by ill fate
When the roboships started sending data
It was already too late
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The ships ran a sophisticated program
Invisibly gathering details
They are so very ancient
Sometimes the cloaking shield fails
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The roboships make constant efforts
Sending back data to empty space
Yet they go on doing their thing
A command no one alive could erase
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If you go out at night
And look up at the stars, who knows?
You might glimpse a roboship
We humans call them UFOs
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