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Epsilon Eridani Radio Message
Copyright © 1998 by Robert J. Sawyer
All Rights Reserved.
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Decoded Drake pictogram contained in radio message from Epsilon Eridani received by astronomer Joshua Huneker at the Algonquin Radio Observatory in February 1984 (yes, 1984!).
From the novel Factoring Humanity by Robert J. Sawyer. (The explanation of the message appears in Chapter 35 of that novel — see if you can puzzle it out!)
The individual panels, in order from right to left:
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