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#§^;~~~,,, OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE ,,,~~~;^§#
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####§^;~~, INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK ,~~;^§####
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####§^;~~, VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE ,~~;^§####
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####§^;~~, AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE ,~~;^§####
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####§^;~~, 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!), ,~~;^§####
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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 ,~~;^§####
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####§^;~~, THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS ,~~;^§####
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