A base station probes the galaxies
for signs of life for years, then one day a response is received as a new life
form is discovered. As excitement around the world mounts, the first friendly
overtures are exchanged between different worlds. Then the aliens announce
their date of arrival and suddenly, the full implication of this explodes upon the world -
what are they? Is the world being lulled into a false sense of security by
their outwardly benign visitors - will they bring disease? - why, oh why, have we
been trying to make contact? What have we unleashed?
Ref: SF 107