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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 .§.§..§.§.
§..§.§..§.              ANTENNA ARRAYS              .§.§.§§.§.
§.§§.§.§§. WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN  ANTENNA WITH A .§.§..§.§.
§..§.§..§.         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 .§.§.§§.§.
§.§§.§.§§.          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   .§.§..§.§.
§..§.§..§. 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 .§.§..§.§.
§..§.§..§.    (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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§..§.§..§.             SO WHY IS THAT?              .§.§.§§.§.
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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 .§.§.§§.§.
§.§§.§.§§. IDEA WHAT WE'RE  DOING (AND  IT PROBABLY .§.§..§.§.
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§..§.§..§. I'M GONNA  GO SMOKE  MY  THIRD CIGARETTE .§.§.§§.§.
§.§§.§.§§. THIS YEAR AND TRY TO  SNATCH SOME  BEERS .§.§..§.§.
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