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@@,,@,,,@, LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES ,@@@@@,@@@
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,,@@@,@,@, 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 ,@,,,,@@@,
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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 @@@@@@,@,@
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@,@@@,,,,, AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR ,,@,,,@@,,
@@@,,@,,,, (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR ,,@@,,@,@,
@,,@,@@,,, RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE ,,@,@,@@@@
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,@@@,,@@@, 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 ,,@@@,,,,,
,,,@,@@@,@ 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 @@,@@@@@@@
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@@,,@,,,@, I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE ,@@@@@,@@@
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