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¨@¨@¨¨¨@@@ ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A @@@¨¨@@@¨¨
@@@@¨¨@¨¨¨ LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES ¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE ¨@@@@¨@@¨@
¨¨@@@¨@¨¨@ ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE @¨¨¨@@¨@@@
¨@¨¨@@@¨@¨ BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR @¨¨@¨@@¨¨@
@@¨@¨¨@@@¨ SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM @¨@@@¨@¨@@
¨@@@¨@¨¨@¨ INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK @@¨¨@@@@¨¨
@¨¨@@@¨@@¨ ANTENNA ARRAYS ¨@¨@¨¨¨@¨¨
@¨@¨¨@@¨@@ WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A @@@@¨¨@@¨@
@@@¨@¨@@¨@ DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. ¨¨¨@¨@¨@@¨
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¨@¨¨¨@@¨@@ WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE ¨@¨¨¨¨@@¨@
@@¨¨@¨@@¨@ SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS @@¨¨¨@¨@@@
¨@¨@@@¨@@@ PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR ¨@¨¨@@@¨¨¨
@@@¨¨@@¨¨@ GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, @@¨@¨¨@¨¨¨
¨¨@¨@¨@¨@@ AND «OUR« LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE ¨@@@¨@@¨¨@
¨@@@@@@@¨@ GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS @¨¨@@¨@¨@@
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@¨¨¨¨¨@¨@¨ AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT @@@@¨¨¨@@¨
@¨¨¨¨@@@@¨ VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE ¨¨¨@¨¨@¨@@
@¨¨¨@¨¨¨@@ CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND ¨¨@@¨@@@¨¨
@¨¨@@¨¨@¨¨ THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA ¨@¨@@¨¨@¨@
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE @@@¨@¨@@@¨
@@@@@@¨@@¨ AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES ¨¨@@@@¨¨@@
¨¨¨¨¨@@¨@¨ HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT ¨@¨¨¨@¨@¨¨
¨¨¨¨@¨@@@¨ @@¨¨@@@@¨¨
¨¨¨@@@¨¨@¨ AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR ¨@¨@¨¨¨@¨¨
¨¨@¨¨@¨@@¨ (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR @@@@¨¨@@¨¨
¨@@¨@@@¨@@ RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE ¨¨¨@¨@¨@¨¨
@¨@@¨¨@@¨¨ AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR ¨¨@@@@@@¨¨
@@¨@¨@¨@¨¨ MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), ¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨@
¨@@@@@@@¨¨ DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE @@¨¨¨¨@@@¨
@¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨ COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS ¨@¨¨¨@¨¨@¨
@¨¨¨¨¨@@¨¨ FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS @@¨¨@@¨@@@
@¨¨¨¨@¨@¨@ BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY ¨@¨@¨@@¨¨¨
@¨¨¨@@@@@@ DIRECTION KNOWN TO US, @@@@@¨@¨¨@
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¨@¨@¨¨¨@¨¨ SO WHY IS THAT? @¨¨@@¨¨@@¨
@@@@¨¨@@¨¨ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
¨¨¨@¨@¨@¨@ MOST OPPONENTS TO INTELLIGENT LIFE IN @@@@@@@@@@
¨¨@@@@@@@¨ THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@
¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨ A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@@
@@¨¨¨¨¨@@@ PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨@
¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨ DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE ¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨
@@¨¨¨@@¨¨@ HAS TO BE A PLANET!) ¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨
¨@¨¨@¨@¨@@ ¨¨¨¨@@¨@@@
@@¨@@@@@¨@ BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE ¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨@
¨@@¨¨¨¨@@¨ DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? ¨¨@@@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨¨¨@¨@@ ¨@¨¨@@@@@¨
@@@¨¨@@@¨¨ I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO @@¨@¨¨¨¨@@
¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨¨ IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY ¨@@@¨¨¨@¨¨
¨@@@@¨@@¨@ SHOWS) @¨¨@¨¨@@¨¨
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@@@@¨¨@¨¨¨ I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE ¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS ¨@@@@¨@@¨@
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