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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 @@¨@@@¨¨@¨
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@@@¨¨@@¨@@ 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!) ¨@@¨@¨@@@¨
@¨@¨@@@@@@ ¨@¨@@@@¨¨@
¨@@@@¨¨¨¨¨ BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE ¨@@@¨¨¨@¨@
@@¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨ DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? ¨@¨¨@¨¨@@@
¨¨@¨¨@@¨¨¨ @@@¨@@¨@¨¨
¨¨@@¨@¨@¨¨ 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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