[ WP ] [ x-post from r/scifiwriting ] Two species of intelligent life forms try to talk to each other , but do n't speak the other 's language .

[ 10110111011110111110 ] 
 ( 111111011111110111111110 ) 
... 
 ( 110111011111011111110 ) 
 [ 11111111111011111111111110 ] 
... 
 [ 1 1 11 111 11111 ] 
 ( 01010101 0101010101010 ) 
 [ 0 1 10 11 100 101 110 111 1000 1001 ] 
 ( 1010 1011 1100 ) 
 [ The operator stepped back from her transmitter and calmly spoke to her coworkers, knowing that there would n't be much of a chance to relax any time soon once the announcement was made: `` I found intelligence.'' ] 
 ( 10 00 11 0 111 ) 
 ( 1010 00 1101 0 10111 ) 
 [ As the transmissions continued, everyone in the building and most government officials outside of it began to furiously type, trying to make a new breakthrough in understanding the messages. At the same time, the UN was discussing how to create an auxiliary language and more importantly set universal reference points. It had been more difficult than imagined, but they slowly began to make progress. ] 
 ( coi.ua ) 
 [ coi luvjose.u'e ] 
 [ The first actual message came in. It was simply `` hello'' with a tone of wonder. We responded in kind and began to converse. And learn. ] 
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 My first time writing fiction, and more focused on the messages than the events. I hope this was close to what you hoped for, even though it's not much.
