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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. $†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~†$$ $$†~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~†$$¤ WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE ¤$$†~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~†$$¤# SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS #¤$$†~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~†$$¤## PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR ##¤$$†~.¨¨
¨.~†$$¤### GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, ###¤$$†~.¨
¨¨.~†$$¤## AND ~OUR~ LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE ##¤$$†~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~†$$¤# GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS #¤$$†~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~†$$¤ ¤$$†~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~†$$ AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT $$†~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†$ VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE $†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~† CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND †~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~† MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), †~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†$ DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE $†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~†$$ COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS $$†~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~†$$¤ FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS ¤$$†~.¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†$ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# $†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~† †~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ SO WHY IS THAT? ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MOST OPPONENTS TO INTELLIGENT LIFE IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. HAS TO BE A PLANET!) .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~† BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE †~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†$ DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? $†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~†$$ $$†~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~†$$¤ I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO ¤$$†~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~†$$¤# IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY #¤$$†~.¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†$ I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE $†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~† THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS †~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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