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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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@,,@,@,,,@ 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 ,,@@,,,@@@
@,,@,@@@@, ,@,@,,@,,@
@,@@@,,,@, 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? ,@,,@@@@@,
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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 ,@@,@@,,,@
,,,,@@@,,@ HAS TO BE A PLANET!) @,@@,@,,@@
,,,@,,@,@@ @@,@@@,@,@
,,@@,@@@,, BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE ,@@,,@@@@@
,@,@@,,@,@ DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? @,@,@,,,,@
@@@,@,@@@, @@@@@,,,@@
,,@@@@,,@@ I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO ,,,,@,,@,,
,@,,,@,@,, IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY ,,,@@,@@,,
@@,,@@@@,@ SHOWS) ,,@,@@,@,,
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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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