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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 ¨¨¨¨-**¤§#
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###§¤**~-¨ SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM ¨-~**¤§###
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###§¤**~-¨ ANTENNA ARRAYS ¨-~**¤§###
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###§¤**~-¨ DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. ¨-~**¤§###
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###§¤**~-¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨~~~**§
§§*~~-¨¨¨¨ AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE ¨¨¨¨-~~*§§
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#§§¤**~-¨¨ HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT ¨¨-~**¤§§#
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§***~¨¨¨¨¨ RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE ¨¨¨¨¨~***§
§§¤**~¨¨¨¨ AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR ¨¨¨¨~**¤§§
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#§§¤*~~~-¨ 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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#§§§¤**~-¨ 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 ¨--~***¤¤#
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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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