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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 @,@,,@,@,@
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@,@@@@@,,, WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A ,,,,@,@,,,
@@@,,,,@,, DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. @,,,@@@@,,
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,,@,@@@@,, 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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,@@,@,@,@, VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE @,,,,@@,@,
,@,@@@@@@@ CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND ,@,,,@,@@@
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@,,,@,,,,, 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 @,@@@,,@@@
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,,@@,@@@@@ DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE @@@,,,@@,@
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,@@@@,@,,, FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS ,,,@@,@@@,
,@,,,@@@,, BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY @,,@,@@,,@
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,@,@@,,,,@ 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 ,,,@,,@@@@
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@,@@@,@,@, DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? @,@,,,@,@@
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,@,@,@,,,, I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO ,@,,@,@,,@
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