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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 @¤*==-:...
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...--;**@@ we've learned about our position in the @@**;--...
.:-;==**¤@ solar system, our solar systems @¤**==;-:.
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.:-;=*¤@@# galaxys placement in the local cluster, #@@¤*=;-:.
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.....-;*@@ 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 ¤¤**;-....
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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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.:-;=*¤@@# 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 #@@¤*=;-:.
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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 #@@¤*=;-:.
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.:-;=¤@@## i'm gonna go smoke my third cigarette ##@@¤=;-:.
.:-;=*¤@@# this year and try to snatch some beers #@@¤*=;-:.
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