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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 @¨¨¨¨@@¨¨¨
@@@@¨@@@@@ 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? @¨¨@@¨@¨@¨
¨¨¨@@¨@@@@ ¨@¨@¨@@@@@
@¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨@@@¨@¨
¨@¨@¨¨¨¨@@ 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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