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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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