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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 ,§§,,,,§,,
,§,,,,,,§,  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!)           ,,,,,§,§§,
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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 ,,§,,§,,,,
,,,§§§,,,§                  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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