I say respond with this message: "When you are ready we are willing to exchange our culture and knowledge with you for mutual understanding and advancement." Hopefully they won't translate it as "Buffet Now Open, come on down."

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How did you do it without destroying yourself in the beginning?

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Since early humans first looked up into the abyss of space and wondered if anything was looking back, you have been there. In our minds we have designed, and predicted, and hoped, and dreamed. By contacting us you have changed our world in ways you may never know, and thanks to you, humanity will move forward to a greater understanding of the universe. When we received your message, we spent a long time wondering how we could possibly reply. But now we know. We only need to say one word.

"WELCOME!"

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