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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 ,,»=*&§@##
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###@§&=»,, 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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##@§&*=»,, 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? ,,»=*&&&@#
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§*»,,,,,,, I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO ,,,,,,,»*§
§&&=»,,,,, IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY ,,,,,»=&&§
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#@§*»,,,,, I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE ,,,,,»*§@#
##@§&*=»,, THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS ,,»=*&§@##
###@§&=»,, FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING ,,»=&§@###
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