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,,,,,«**§@ LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES @§**«,,,,,
,,,,,««*§@ OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE @§*««,,,,,
,,,,,,«*£@ ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE @£*«,,,,,,
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,,«:*£§@## WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A ##@§£*:«,,
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,,,,,,«*§@ GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, @§*«,,,,,,
,,«:*£§@## AND «OUR« LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE ##@§£*:«,,
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,,«:*£§@## VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE ##@§£*:«,,
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,,«:*£§### 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 #@£::«,,,,
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,,,,«*£§§@ RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE @§§£*«,,,,
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,,«:*£§@## FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS ##@§£*:«,,
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