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,,,,,.=^*£ LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES £*^=.,,,,,
,,,,.=^*£# OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE #£*^=.,,,,
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,,.=^*£### INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK ###£*^=.,,
,,,.=^*£## ANTENNA ARRAYS ##£*^=.,,,
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,,,,,,.=^* GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, *^=.,,,,,,
,,,,,.=^*£ AND =OUR= LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE £*^=.,,,,,
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,,.=^*£### CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND ###£*^=.,,
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,,,,.=^*£# AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE #£*^=.,,,,
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,,,,,,.=^* HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT *^=.,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,.=^ (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR ^=.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,.=^* RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE *^=.,,,,,,
,,,,,.=^*£ AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR £*^=.,,,,,
,,,,.=^*£# MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), #£*^=.,,,,
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,,.=^*£### PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO ###£*^=.,,
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,,,,.=^*£# THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS #£*^=.,,,,
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