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###&%**»,, INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK ,,»**%&###
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###&%**»,, WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A ,,»**%&###
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###&%**»,, WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE ,,»**%&###
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###&%**»,, PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR ,,»**%&###
###&%**»,, GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, ,,»**%&###
###&%**»,, AND »OUR» LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE ,,»**%&###
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#&&&%**»,, RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE ,,»**%&&&#
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###&%**»,, MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), ,,»**%&###
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