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sega srmo bryp druc omom ogaz nbrz rcoa gzrb rcdg arur hgag ecoc updn brus b---

- indicates the end of the message.

What is this message trying to tell me? Also what is its origin?

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Break the message into

element symbols:
Se Ga Sr Mo Br Y Pd Ru Co Mo Mo Ga Zn Br Zr Co Ag Zr Br Cd Ga Ru Rh Ga Ge Co Cu Pd Nb Ru Sb

Then get the

atomic numbers:
34 31 38 42 35 39 46 44 27 42 42 31 30 35 40 27 47 40 35 48 31 44 45 31 32 27 29 46 41 44 51

Finally,

subtract 26 from everything and convert using A=1, B=2 etc.:
HELP I'M TRAPPED IN A UNIVERSE FACTORY

The message is from

https://xkcd.com/10/

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