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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 ..@@.@@@..
....@...@. INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK @.@.@@..@.
....@@..@@ ANTENNA ARRAYS @@@@@.@.@@
@...@.@.@. WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A @....@@@@.
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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? .@..@@.@@.
@@@@@@@... .@@.@.@@.@
.......@.. 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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.@@@@.@... 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 @@@@@...@.
..@@@.@@.. THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS @....@..@@
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