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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 @@#@&%\«,,
,,,,«%%&&@ @&&%%«,,,,
,,,,\%%@@# 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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,,«\%&&& 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? @&\,,,,,,,
,,«\%&@#@# #@#@&%\«,,
,,,,«%&@ 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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