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¨¨¨@¨@¨@¨¨ LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES ¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨@
@¨¨@@@@@@¨ OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE @¨@¨¨@¨¨¨@
¨@¨@¨¨¨¨¨@ ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE ¨@@@¨@@¨¨@
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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 ¨@@¨@¨¨@¨¨
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@¨@¨¨¨¨@@@ THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA @@@@¨¨@@¨@
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@@@@¨@@@¨@ DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE @¨¨¨@@@@¨¨
@¨¨¨@@¨¨@@ COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS ¨@¨¨@¨¨¨@¨
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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 @¨¨@¨¨@@@@
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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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¨¨¨@¨@¨@¨¨ I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE ¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨@
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