In my youth, I ravenously believed in UFOs. Now that I've found the Truth, I guess that aliens aren't that important anymore. See, as sick as it sounds, people believe in aliens rather than a god because you can kill an alien but not an angel. They're like us.

Yes, there are aliens. Do the math. The Universe would not create only a single pocket of life, unless...

I found myself thinking about aliens... real aliens. What would they look like? My images of them are forever polluted with those of Science Fiction. Minbari. Vorlon. Romulan. Borg.

So, what do REAL aliens look like? Can we even possibly imagine? Perhaps we can. Perhaps it has been staring us in the face.

Grey.

The illusive Grey aliens. If we eventually manage to get off this rock, we will meet the Greys. Will it be a good thing?

Odds are that they will be Minbari or Vorlon-esque. Unfortunately, that means that if we try to get close to them...

Could the answer be as simple as that? Could that be the Truth? Could they be the REAL face of the future?

Could it be so simple? What is beyond the Grey?

What of their ships?

Saucers? Discs?

Could they be the most advanced technology in the Universe? Could they be the oldest race, or just the nearest?

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Peter Tatara
2.17.1999