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A woman in an orange hazmat suit with a clear helmet and headset holds a clipboard with a white sheet that reads "HUMAN" in handwritten capital letters. Other people in orange hazmat suits stand blurred behind her in a dark setting.

Arrival Heptapod Contact: The Word "HUMAN"

A still from the sci-fi film Arrival shows a hazmat-suited linguist holding up a sign reading "HUMAN", a first-contact moment that plays on the English-class and sci-fi fans of the 90s.

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A woman in an orange hazmat suit with a clear helmet and headset holds a clipboard with a white sheet that reads "HUMAN" in handwritten capital letters. Other people in orange hazmat suits stand blurred behind her in a dark setting.

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