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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? ;»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,»;% %;»,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,»;%¤ 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 #@£¤%;»,¨¨
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¨¨,»;%¤£@# 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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