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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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,~====£¤¤# SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM #¤¤£====~,
,~===††££# INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK #££††===~,
,~==†£¤### ANTENNA ARRAYS ###¤£†==~,
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,~==†£¤### DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. ###¤£†==~,
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,~==†£¤### 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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,,,,,~==†¤ THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA ¤†==~,,,,,
,,,,,==†¤¤ AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE ¤¤†==,,,,,
,,,~====£# AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES #£====~,,,
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,~==†£¤### RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE ###¤£†==~,
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