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The Speed of Light

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Isn't it strange that humans have never found any form of life outside of our planet?
There are at least two billion stars in our Milky Way, and one hundred billion galaxies exist in just the observable universe alone.
Maybe we're just not searching hard enough.
Maybe other life is out there and just isn't intelligent enough to grasp the idea of other worlds.
But what if it is?
And it's just waiting for the right time to strike.

 (Thank you, eding420 for being my beta! You're awesome!)All Rights Reserved

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