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Infinite, v. 1, issue 1, [1941?]

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the open ourselves. No doubt you do not understand. You may in a minute.

       A thousand questions are perhaps going through your mind. We can only answer a few of them for you but briefly here. You wnat to know how it is that we command use of your language, certain knowledge of this world, etc. What our reasons for being on it are. Our intentions, what we are like. Our mode of living perhaps. The purpose of this message we have explained to you.

       We have been on your world in small numbers for many years. We have learned languagues and nearly everything else about this world. We humbly believe that it would noy be exaggerated to say that we know vastly more about it than does any one of your people. We made it our business to know. We studied and learned and all this took as a long time.

       Until we knew all about this world and had taken into account every detail, and had greater numbers here, we could not let ourselves be known, or make announcements. But such a time is not greatly distant.

       We have been permited to give out whatever information may be contained here. Those whose combined business it is to plan such things, know better about it than we do. Our people are waiting for the next opposition of our two planets for a great migration. A search for a new home. Our planet is unbelievably dry compared to yout green world with seven vast oceans and unlimited natural resources, and it is nearer the sun for sun-power.

       We will not endavor to outlines here, the struggle, the planning, the vast attempt, the actual crossing of the gulf between your world and ours.

        And as for that announcement, as the time is not many years off we can promise you that great revelation of "Martians", of which you read about in science fiction. At that time we will announce ourselves and try to make peace and treaties with your people

         Compared to yout teeming populations there are not many of us. But we are not so sure we would be received. All that is for the future, and we who write may not give the details, nor do we even know.

        I may add here that we do not have all the super-weapons that have bean attibuted to us by well meaning persons, although we do have a few could describe thus.

         The lack of resources is so bad on old Mars that your people have many devious and products we could never hoped to have made there, but we learn with incredible swiftness, and we have learned much from your planet. Many secret processes we do not know about.

        You had more techical knowledge, we more mental, psychological, and theoretical. We have knowledge of minds and of living beings and "human nature" and of human relations; of which you have never dreamed!

         This has been collected over the past 50,000 years, and we have also other ways. But we have the capacity to learn, and when we observe your processes and technique we quickly understand.

         For many years we have followed science-fiction more or less. In exploring your worlds facilities we ran across it, and this is the only group in this world we could find who read, right*, and think seriously about a better future for their race other planets, powerful machines, etc.

* write                                                (cont. on next page)

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the open ourselves. No doubt you do not understand. You may in a minute. A thousand questions are perhaps going through your mind. We can only answer a few of them for you but briefly here. You wnat to know how it is that we command use of your language, certain knowledge of this world, etc. What our reasons for being on it are. Our intentions, what we are like. Our mode of living perhaps. The purpose of this message we have explained to you. We have been on your world in small numbers for many years. We have learned languagues and nearly everything else about this world. We humbly believe that it would noy be exaggerated to say that we know vastly more about it than does any one of your people. We made it our business to know. We studied and learned and all this took as a long time. Until we knew all about this world and had taken into account every detail, and had greater numbers here, we could not let ourselves be known, or make announcements. But such a time is not greatly distant. We have been permited to give out whatever information may be contained here. Those whose combined business it is to plan such things, know better about it than we do. Our people are waiting for the next opposition of our two planets for a great migration. A search for a new home. Our planet is unbelievably dry compared to yout green world with seven vast oceans and unlimited natural resources, and it is nearer the sun for sun-power. We will not endavor to outlines here, the struggle, the planning, the vast attempt, the actual crossing of the gulf between your world and ours. And as for that announcement, as the time is not many years off we can promise you that great revelation of "Martians", of which you read about in science fiction. At that time we will announce ourselves and try to make peace and treaties with your people Compared to yout teeming populations there are not many of us. But we are not so sure we would be received. All that is for the future, and we who write may not give the details, nor do we even know. I may add here that we do not have all the super-weapons that have bean attibuted to us by well meaning persons, although we do have a few could describe thus. The lack of resources is so bad on old Mars that your people have many devious and products we could never hoped to have made there, but we learn with incredible swiftness, and we have learned much from your planet. Many secret processes we do not know about. You had more techical knowledge, we more mental, psychological, and theoretical. We have knowledge of minds and of living beings and "human nature" and of human relations; of which you have never dreamed! This has been collected over the past 50,000 years, and we have also other ways. But we have the capacity to learn, and when we observe your processes and technique we quickly understand. For many years we have followed science-fiction more or less. In exploring your worlds facilities we ran across it, and this is the only group in this world we could find who read, right*, and think seriously about a better future for their race other planets, powerful machines, etc. * write (cont. on next page)