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#@£#&**=-. or balconies, we have built large .-=**&#£@#
#@£#&**=-. antennas for larger bandwith, we have .-=**&#£@#
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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 .-=**&#£@#
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#@£#&**=-. have learned to take all that in account .-=**&#£@#
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£&***=-... (cliche) beaming of fucking stellar ...-=***&£
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##@£&**=-. at the speed of light (light is our .-=**&£@##
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##@£#&*=-. filtering, despite our very obvious .-=*&#£@##
#@£#&**=-. beaming of all our secrets in every .-=**&#£@#
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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 .-=**&#£@#
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@££#&**=-. this year and try to snatch some beers .-=**&#££@
#@£#&**=-. from the local beer thing .-=**&#£@#
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