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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. #@&$†».,,,
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,,,,,.»†$& 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 ##@&$†».,,
,.»†$&@### ###@&$†».,
,,.»†$&@## 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 @&$†».,,,,
,,,.»†$&@# #@&$†».,,,
,,.»†$&@## 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, #@&$†».,,,
,,.»†$&@## ##@&$†».,,
,.»†$&@### NO , ONE , HAS , ANSWERED ###@&$†».,
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,,,,,.»†$& 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!) @&$†».,,,,
,,,,,.»†$& &$†».,,,,,
,,,,,,.»†$ 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 ##@&$†».,,
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,,,,,.»†$& 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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