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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? @,@,,,,,,,
@@@@,,,@@, @@@,,,,,,,
,,,@,,@,@@ 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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