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##¨¨##¨#¨# LOT OF  US HAVE ANTENNAS  ON OUR  HOUSES #¨##¨¨¨###
¨¨#¨#¨#### OR  BALCONIES,  WE   HAVE  BUILT   LARGE ###¨#¨¨#¨¨
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#¨##¨###¨¨ GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL  CLUSTER, ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
###¨##¨¨#¨ AND ~OUR~  LOCAL  CLUSTERS  PLACE IN THE ¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨
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¨¨####¨¨¨# AND  WE'RE  MOVING  AROUND  THE  SUN  AT ¨#¨¨###¨##
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####¨¨##¨# 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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¨¨#¨¨###¨¨ MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!),  #¨#¨#¨¨¨¨#
#¨##¨#¨¨#¨      DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE      ¨#####¨¨¨#
¨##¨###¨##     COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS     ##¨¨¨¨#¨¨#
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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?      #¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨
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