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^.,,,,,,,, ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A ,,,,,,,,.^
%^.,,,,,,, LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES ,,,,,,,.^%
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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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##@#%%^.,, AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE ,,.^%%#@##
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##@#%%^.,, HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT ,,.^%%#@##
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@#%%^.,,,, AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR ,,,,.^%%#@
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^.,,,,,,,, MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), ,,,,,,,,.^
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^.,,,,,,,, COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS ,,,,,,,,.^
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#%%^.,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,.^
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