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##@§&%^~^, LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES ,^~^%&§@##
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##@§&%^~^, BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR ,^~^%&§@##
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##@§&%^~^, INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK ,^~^%&§@##
##@§&%^~^, ANTENNA ARRAYS ,^~^%&§@##
##@§&%^~^, WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A ,^~^%&§@##
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@§&&&%^~^, WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE ,^~^%&&&§@
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#§%^^^,,,, PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR ,,,,^^^%§#
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##@§&%^~^, 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 ,^~^%&§@##
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##@§&%^~^, AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR ,^~^%&§@##
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##@§&%^~^, DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE ,^~^%&§@##
§§§&^^^~^, COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS ,^~^^^&§§§
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##@§&%^~^, A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE ,^~^%&§@##
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##@§&%^~^, BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE ,^~^%&§@##
##@§&%^~^, DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? ,^~^%&§@##
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