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Magnus said, "The odds now are that there isn't." "Or anywhere in the Solar System." "Possibly not." "And if there were, it might after all be built on the same plan as is Earth life." "That is conceivable." "And if it isn't, the difference may not help us understand ourselves at all." "I would hate to believe that, but I suppose that might be so." Rubin said, "Then, playing the devil's advocate, wouldn't you say that the odds you offer aren't worth the money you ask?" Trumbull said, "Manny, it's worse than that. I don't think exobiology concerns itself with the Solar System only. Aren't there plans for trying to detect radio signals of intelligent origin from other stars?" "From planets circling other stars, yes," said Magnus. "And wouldn't that cost millions of dollars?" "Many millions if done properly." "And if we locate this life and draw their attention to us, then what? Do they invade us and take us over? Is that what we'll pay those many millions for?" For the first time, Magnus allowed a look of impatience to cross his face. "In the first place," he said, "we are merely listening. The process is SETI, 'search for extraterrestrial intelligence.' If we receive signals, we need not try to answer, if we do not wish to. In the second place, the chances are that if we do receive signals, the source will be anywhere from dozens to hundreds of light - years away. That means it will take them decades to centuries to receive any message we send them and with conversations like that danger wouldn't seem to be imminent. In the third place, even if they could move faster than light and wanted to reach us, we have no reason to suppose conquest and destruction are what they have in mind. We think that only because we insist on transferring our own bestiality to them. In the fourth place, we have, in any case, given away our existence. We have been leaking electromagnetic radiation of clearly intelligent origin for eight decades and the leakage has been growing steadily more intense every year. So they'll know we're here if they want to listen. And in the fifth place - " He stopped suddenly. Trumbull said, "You rattle that off as though you have much occasion to go through the list." "I do," said Magnus. "Then why did you stop? Have you forgotten the fifth place?" "No, it is, in fact, the easiest one to remember. We're not spending millions of dollars, you see, so the taxpayer has no worries for either his bankroll or his life. In point of fact, we're spending almost nothing." Rubin said, "What about Project Cyclops? - Over a thousand radio telescopes computerized into unison

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