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##@****=:, 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 ,:=***@###
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###@***=:, 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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###@***=:, 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 ,:=***@###
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###@***=:, And Despite All This, Despite All Our ,:=***@###
##@***=,,, (Cliche) Beaming Of Fucking Stellar ,,,=***@##
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###@***=:, At The Speed Of Light (Light Is Our ,:=***@###
###@***=:, Medium! Goodspeed You, Black Emperor!), ,:=***@###
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###@***=:, Collective Consciousness Lowpass ,:=***@###
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####@**=:, The Universe Say It'S Because You Need ,:=**@####
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###@***=:, Planet Needs To Be At A See-And-So ,:=***@###
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