"I don't understand why you'd have to build something for it to be intelligent?  Lots of things that aren't built are intelligent.  There's a sentient river a few kilometers away from my hometown."

"I don't understand why you'd have to build something for it to be intelligent?  Lots of things that aren't built are intelligent.  There's a sentient river a few largedistanceunits away from my hometown."

"Largedistanceunits.  'Miles'.  It's a few 'miles' away from my hometown.  I don't know what largedistanceunits are."