‘Say what, now?’ exclaimed the President.
Across the globe, world leaders, and the rich men that guided them, were saying the same, in a multitude of languages both with and without the use of profanity. Could they believe their ears? Here they were, waiting in a virtual queue to greet the first extraterrestrial intelligence knowingly encountered by humanity, and what do they get?...
‘Rabbits,’ answered The Vice President, picturing his daughter’s black and white rabbit, which had entered their lives a year previously when said daughter had returned from college for the Christmas vacation. The rabbit had somehow ended up living with them, even following them into the official residence assigned with the post, at the United States Naval Observatory – much to the horror of the housekeeper.
