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SteveGG wrote:
> 
> This, the very "nearest", is still over 4 light years away !
> 
> Obviously, there'll never be anything, "to and / or fro" .
> 
> Communications ?
> 
> "Hi !"
> < 4+ years >
> "Hi !"
> <4+ years >
> "Tell us about yourself."
> < 4+ years >
> etc, etc, etc ...



i think if you use a little....science fiction, you can cut down to
a few seconds.