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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 ,,,,@,,@,@
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,@@,,,@@@, 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!) @@,,,,,@@@
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,@@,,,,,,, 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 @@,,@,@@,,
,,,@,@@,,, 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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