please believe me
when i tell you this
when i tell you of the high concentration of uranium and thorium
please
you people
must believe me
when i tell you studies indicate the presence of these highly radioactive substances in the martian atmosphere
can only mean
can only be the result of
you must understand this
it can only be the result of a deliberate thermonuclear explosion dating back approximately 180 million years ago
please
listen
research suggests a civilization once existed on the surface of mars
you people know of the ancient canals
you know of the face
like the colossal heads carved out of stone around 900 b.c. by the olmecs here on this planet
like the statues of king antiochus scattered upon the high plains of southeast turkey
the monolithic debris of a bygone reign
please
you people
must believe me
when i tell you studies indicate the superabundance of xenon-129 found in the northern hemisphere of mars
can only mean
can only be the result of
you must understand this
it can only be the result of a bombardment of high-energy neutrons
the distinct signature of a precision-based nuclear attack from some unknown cosmic force
please
listen
a civilizations was destroyed for no reason we here can comprehend and when i tell you
please believe me
when i tell you this
i myself have experienced such loss
please
you people
must believe me
when i tell you studies indicate no discernible difference exists between the loss of an entire civilization and that of a single loved one
it can only mean
you must understand this
one loss is neither greater nor less than any other loss
it cannot be quantified
this loss or that loss
please
listen
a loved one leaves nothing but the remains of their destruction
the trace elements of their own inexplicable annihilation
please
you people
believe me just this once
i’ve done the goddamn research