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¨~=^$$$&¤@ into orbit), we've built large as fuck @¤&$$$^=~¨
¨~=^$&¤£@@ antenna arrays @@£¤&$^=~¨
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¨~=^$&¤£@@ dish as large as earth. @@£¤&$^=~¨
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¨~=^$&¤£@# we've learned about our position in the #@£¤&$^=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~==$¤ solar system, our solar systems ¤$==~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~==$¤¤¤ placement in the galaxy, and our ¤¤¤$==~¨¨¨
¨~=^$&¤£@# galaxys placement in the local cluster, #@£¤&$^=~¨
¨~=^$&¤£@# and =our= local clusters place in the #@£¤&$^=~¨
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¨~=^$&¤£@# velocity and the suns moving around the #@£¤&$^=~¨
¨~=^$&¤££@ center of the galaxy at velocity and @££¤&$^=~¨
¨~=^$&¤££@ the galaxy is moving toward andromeda @££¤&$^=~¨
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¨~=^$&¤£@# around the galaxy. and we as a species #@£¤&$^=~¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨=$¤@ radio programmes out in fucking space @¤$=¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨=$¤ at the speed of light (light is our ¤$=¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~=^$&¤£@# medium! goodspeed you, black emperor!), #@£¤&$^=~¨
¨~=^$&¤£@# despite ghosts helping and the #@£¤&$^=~¨
¨~=^$&¤£@# collective consciousness lowpass #@£¤&$^=~¨
¨~=^^^$$¤£ filtering, despite our very obvious £¤$$^^^=~¨
¨¨¨=^$$¤£@ beaming of all our secrets in every @£¤$$^=¨¨¨
¨~=^$¤£@## direction known to us, ##@£¤$^=~¨
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¨~=^$&¤£@# a class one-or-the-other star and the #@£¤&$^=~¨
¨~=^$&¤£## planet needs to be at a see-and-so ##£¤&$^=~¨
¨~=^$&¤£@@ distance away from the star (like there @@£¤&$^=~¨
¨~=^$&¤£@# has to be a planet!) #@£¤&$^=~¨
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¨¨¨¨~^^$¤£ definition of life really lax? £¤$^^~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~^$&¤£@ idea what we're doing (and it probably @£¤&$^~¨¨¨
¨~=^$$&¤¤@ shows) @¤¤&$$^=~¨
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¨~=^$&¤£££ i'm gonna go smoke my third cigarette £££¤&$^=~¨
¨¨~~~==^&£ this year and try to snatch some beers £&^==~~~¨¨
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