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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, @@,@,@,,@,
,@,@,@@@@@ ,@@@@@,@@,
@@@@@,,,,, NO , ONE , HAS , ANSWERED @,,,,@@,@,
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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? @,,,,@,,@@
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,,@,@,@@,@ 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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