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First contact has been going well. Itโ€™s their turn to ask questions. The bipedโ€™s face moves and my translator squawks, โ€œAre you <unintelligible>-based life forms too?โ€

The human and translator converse for a bit. โ€œElement 6,โ€ the translator clarifies.

I laugh, startling the human. โ€œDo you name all the elements? Adorable! Next youโ€™ll be telling me you name the stars.โ€

The human shifts uncomfortably.

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