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Old 11-April-2008, 03:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Kaptain K View Post
To a civilization just a little more advanced than us, from Alpha Centauri, Earth with its 21% O2 atmosphere would stick out like a floodlit sign saying here is life!
...Assuming that's what their planet's life uses.
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