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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 ,,,,,,@@,,
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,,,,,,,,@@ 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, @@@@@@@@@@
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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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,,@@,,,,,, 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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,,,,,,,,@@ ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### @@,,,,,,,,
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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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