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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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.,~\*%&££# 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? #&&&%*\~,.
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.,~\*%£### 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 ##£&%*\~,.
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