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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 ..@...@@..
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.....@.@.@ ANTENNA ARRAYS @.@.@@@@.@
....@@@@@. WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A @@@@...@@@
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...@@.@@.@ PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR ..@@.@@...
..@.@@.@@@ GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, .@.@@.@...
.@@@.@@... AND =OUR= LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE @@@.@@@...
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...@.@@.@@ VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE ....@@@@@@
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.@..@@.@@. THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA ..@@....@@
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.@@@@.@@@. AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES @@@@..@@@.
@...@@..@. HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT ...@.@..@.
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.@@@.....@ FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS @@.@@...@.
@..@....@. BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY .@@.@..@@.
@.@@...@@@ DIRECTION KNOWN TO US, @.@@@.@.@@
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.@@@@..@@@ SO WHY IS THAT? .@.@.@@.@.
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@.@...@.@@ THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED ...@.@.@..
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@.@.@..@.@ I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO .@...@@.@.
@@@@@.@@@@ IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY @@..@.@@@@
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....@@@@.. THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS ..@@.@.@..
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