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,@@,@,,,@@ LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES ,,@@,,,@@@
@@,@@@,,@, OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE @,@,@,,@,,
@,@@,,@,@@ ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE @@@@@@,@@,
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@,,@,,,@,@ 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 ,@,,,,@,@,
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@,@,@@@@,, (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR ,,,@@,@@,,
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@,,,,@,,@@ AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR @@,@@@,@@@
,@,,,@@,@, MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), @,@@,,@@,,
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,@,@,@@@,, COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS ,@,@@@@@@@
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@,,,,,@,@@ BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY @@,,@,,,,,
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,@@,@@@@@, MOST OPPONENTS TO INTELLIGENT LIFE IN ,@@@@,@@@@
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@,@@,@,,,@ A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE ,,@,,@,@,,
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@,,@@,,@,@ DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE @@@,@@,,,@
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,,,,,,,,@, BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE ,@@@@@,,@@
@,,,,,,,@@ DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? ,@,,,,@,@,
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,,@,,,,,@@ I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO @@,@,,@,,,
,,@@,,,,@, IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY ,,@@@,@@,,
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