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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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,,,,§§§§,,             #,,,««««««««,,,#             §§,,,,§§§§
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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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