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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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,&,&,,&,&, 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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,&,&,&&,&, SO WHY IS THAT? &,&,&,&&,&
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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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,&,&,,&,&, 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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