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@@¨¨¨¨@@¨@ 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 ¨¨@¨@¨¨¨¨¨
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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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@¨@¨@¨¨¨@@ SO WHY IS THAT? ¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨@
@@@@@¨¨@¨¨ ¨¨@@@¨@¨@¨
¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨ 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? @¨¨¨@@¨@¨¨
¨@¨@@@@¨¨¨ @¨¨@¨@@@¨¨
@@@¨¨¨@¨¨¨ 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 @¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@
@@¨¨@@@¨@@ FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING @¨¨¨¨@@@¨@
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