Mrs. Sarah Lang
Newport, South Wales

My dear Mrs. Lang,

One supposes that it is much to late to wish to be the first to congratulate you on winning the prize in "Pokerface", but one hopes that the wish will suffice.

You have expressed an interest in acquiring property on Earth's Moon, and that is the purpose of my communication. You will have discovered by now that there are several agencies offering deeds to Lunar property, but it is likely that you will not have come across HabitableZone Properties. That is because we consider ourselves an elite estate agent, as we say, "of the stars, for the stars", and as you, my dear madam, have become a star in our firmament, it is our pleasure to contact you today.

As I say, we provide an elite service for those with a discerning eye for celestial property. While our more public colleagues routinely deed plots of land in the Sea of Tranquility to sentimental Americans, we specialize in some of the most spectacular vistas on the Moon's surface: Hadley Rille (hectare plots beginning at only £55,000) are currently available, and we have just this day begun taking advance orders for exclusive chalet sites on the peaks at the Moon's South Pole. Of the latter, I say, think of it, madam! The only place on the Moon where one can enjoy sunshine the whole lunar month round! To, as we say, "sweeten the deal", share rights in deposits of frozen water are available at a nominal fee for the first 100 pioneers to "stake their claim" at the Moon's "last frontier".

Just between yourself and myself, Mrs. Lange, and our firm would of course officially deny this in the strongest terms, I would share with you that some few of our clients inquire as to sites where, it has been rumored, may be found the remains and artifacts of...how shall I say this delicately?...aliens, my dear Mrs. Lang, aliens. There, it is out on the table. For those select few with an interest in the arcana luna, we do have on special offer and under strictest agreement of confidentiality, sites which may be developed into "blinds", from which one may observe, it has been said, glass structures, and landing pads, perhaps "quonset hut"-like structures, and by some accounts, "flying saucers". Should you desire to learn more, we may arrange for encrypted communication of further details.

A few minor and totally unimportant business matters to cover: HabitableZone Properties is a quasi-nonprofit organization, the proceeds of whose transactions will be deposited into The HabitableZone Fund, minus, of course, a modest commision for yours truly for services rendered in forging this to-be-hoped mutually beneficial relationship. HabitableZone Properties operates with every bit of the authority granted to it by the Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, and is incorporeal under the laws of just about anywhere.

My dear Mrs. Lang, I do so look forward to speaking with you in person at the earliest possible time. Until then, I remain,

Your humble servant,

Ubert Moderator
HabitableZone Properties
www.habitablezone.com