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.&&.&.&&.& 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 ..&.&&.&.&
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.&&.&.&&.& WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A ..&.&&.&.&
..&.&..&.& DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. .&&..&.&.&
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.&&.&.&&.& GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, ..&.&&.&.&
..&.&..&.& AND ~OUR~ LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE .&&..&.&.&
.&&.&.&&.& GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS ..&.&&.&.&
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..&.&..&.& 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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..&.&..&.& (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 ..&.&&.&.&
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..&.&..&.& 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 .&&..&.&.&
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.&&.&.&&.& THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS ..&.&&.&.&
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