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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 ,~»†*&&&@@
@@##&*†»~, (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR ,~»†*&##@@
#**†††~,,, RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE ,,,~†††**#
#****»»~~, AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR ,~~»»****#
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##@#&*†»~, 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? ,~»†*&#@##
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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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