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When the message from deep space is received by Ellie Arroway at the Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico, crowds of gawkers descend on the site. Click any of the images below to see a full-size version of the sketch.

EXT. VLA - AERIAL SHOT - DAY Campfires, BBQs, tents of all shapes and sizes litter the plains surrounding the telescpe array in all directions. A huge banner in the distance reads "There are Aliens Among us." Lines for the porta-potties a quarter mile long. Woodstock, 2001.