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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 ,,@,,@@,@,
,@,,@,,,,@ ,@@,@,@@@,
@@,@@,,,@, 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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@@@@@,@@,, NO , ONE , HAS , ANSWERED ,,@@,@,@,,
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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? @@@@,@@,,@
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,@@@,@,@,@ I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO ,,@,@@@@,@
@,,@@@@@@, IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY ,@@@,,,@@@
@,@,,,,,@, SHOWS) @,,@,,@,,,
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,,,,@@,,,@ I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE ,@@@,,@,,,
,,,@,@,,@, THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS @,,@,@@,,,
,,@@@@,@@@ FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING @,@@@,@,,,
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