What is it?
It's a message from the stars, Clark. All my life, I've been staring out into space wondering. Wondering is anybody else out there? And then 13 years ago, I got an answer.
The day of the meteor shower.
One of my receiving stations picked up a faint signal. It took me years to decrypt it. And finally, I discovered a mathematical key that was built into the transmission.
Can you read it?
Yes. It says "This is Kal-El of Krypton. Our infant son, our last hope. Please protect him and deliver him from evil".
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