18 May 1999 - touring Earth

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Welcome to planet Earth. I’m Qxzyz and I’ll be your guide today. I know you’re all eager to get on to the main attraction, so I’ll run quickly through just a few sights. Notice the interesting shifts in atmospheric chemistry due to primitive autochthonous industries. These animals are called frogs. This population is dying out from chytrid fungus infection. Indigenous tribes are engaged in numerous military and economic conflicts, and here is one of the more charming—observe the curious mass execution ritual. And now, on to the big event! Does everybody have their costume on? Good. Remember, by local custom we must stand in line before we see the Star Wars movie.

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