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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 ,,-~^§%&¶@
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&%§^~-,,,, WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A ,,,,-~^§%&
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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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&%§^~-,,,, 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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##@¶&%§^~- 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!) ,,,,-~^§%&
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@¶&%§^~-,, BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE ,,-~^§%&¶@
#@¶&%§^~-, DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? ,-~^§%&¶@#
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#@¶&%§^~-, I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO ,-~^§%&¶@#
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##@¶&%§^~- THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS -~^§%&¶@##
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