part 2

One evening Nishan, who had always relied greatly on astrology for his predictions, decided to fashion a telescope out of available materials. Following numerous dismal failures, he finally managed to hollow out a log and equip it with the necessary devices. He immediately set to work studying the heavens. While he was thus engaged, an idea came to him. “I wonder,” he thought aloud “if there is any significance behind the twinkling of these stars.” And since he had no other obligations, he began to try and see if the intermittent flashes of the celestial spheres could be interpreted through various codes. After going through a plethora of cryptographic contrivances, he finally chanced upon Morse code. When he had completely filled one of the pieces of flattened bark that he used for writing, he started deciphering the sporadic flares, and abruptly stopped. He had only interpreted two flashes, but was completely astounded that he could understand them. The “word” was composed of only two letters: “W” and “E” respectively. Thinking that that it might be a simple coincidence, he quickly decoded the next few dots and dashes. There was only one comprehensible order of the following letters: following “W-E” were “S-E-E-Y-O” and “U.” Hastily fumbling with his pen he excitedly interpreted the rest of the message, which read:
“We see you, and we know of every detail of your life in advance. We know also the lives past, present, and future of all organisms that inhabit your small planet. We will not answer any queries as to how or why this is so, but we have chosen you as the solitary life form to whom we will reveal ourselves. You may ask anything you wish relating to time’s fixed events.”