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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 ,,@,@,@,@,
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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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@@@@@,@@,, 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!) ,,,@,,@@@,
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@,,,,,@@@@ 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 ,@@,@@@,,,
,@@@,@@,,, SHOWS) ,@,@@,,@,,
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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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