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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 #.#.#.##.#
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