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,,@,@,@@@@ 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 ,@@,@,@@,,
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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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,,,@,,,@,, 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 @@,,@,@@@,
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