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.:~^%¤¤£## galaxys placement in the local cluster, ##£¤¤%^~:.
.:~^%¤¤£## and ~our~ local clusters place in the ##£¤¤%^~:.
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.:~^%¤¤£## the galaxy is moving toward andromeda ##£¤¤%^~:.
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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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.:~^%¤¤£## filtering, despite our very obvious ##£¤¤%^~:.
.:~^%¤¤£## beaming of all our secrets in every ##£¤¤%^~:.
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....:^^%¤£ this year and try to snatch some beers £¤%^^:....
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