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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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@@@@@@@,@, 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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@@,@@,@@,, 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 @@@@@,,,@@
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@@@@,@@,@, 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 ,@,@,,@@@@
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@@,@,@@,,@ THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS @@,@,,@@@,
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