We are receiving for the first time.

And, uh,

receiving this message.

We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick.

We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past,

the turbulent time that was the early 21st century. Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization,

we began this monumental reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology

to decrypt our transmissions, this is our legacy to you.

This is our time capsule. This is the omnibus. You have accessed entry 688.

PR-1301, certificate number 45274.

Martin Luther King, senior.

Live it in sermons that people can see every day

So we accept it

Now, not at all

Do we accept this saying

It doesn't hurt, that we don't feel it,

that we are concerned

I often state that I mean this,

my head is bloody, but unbowed.

Happy Martin Luther King Day.

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