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Letter to the first poet on Mars Do not say "red". Avoid mention of Ares. In fact, don't wax classical at all. Keep it simple. Don't drink the water. There isn't any. Say there is. Exaggerate the prospects for terraforming. Tell us the weather is nice. Or, that it will be. Wish we were there. Tell us so. Invent a new word for red. Write it. Make a circle. Better yet construct a sphere. Create a word for gravity and place it at the center. Empty the sky of stars. Give us a proper beginning. Write: "I've reached the summit of Olympus Mons," and, "from this sacred height, I can see beyond Tharsis a world without gods