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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 ,,,,,,,,,.
-.,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,.-
:-.,,,,,,, and we're moving around the sun at ,,,,,,,.-:
†:-.,,,,,, velocity and the suns moving around the ,,,,,,.-:†
$†:-.,,,,, center of the galaxy at velocity and ,,,,,.-:†$
£$†:-.,,,, the galaxy is moving toward andromeda ,,,,.-:†$£
££$†:-.,,, and we're both moving anticlockwise ,,,.-:†$££
#££$†:-.,, around the galaxy. and we as a species ,,.-:†$££#
##££$†:-., have learned to take all that in account ,.-:†$££##
#££$†:-.,, ,,.-:†$££#
££$†:-.,,, and despite all this, despite all our ,,,.-:†$££
£$†:-.,,,, (cliche) beaming of fucking stellar ,,,,.-:†$£
$†:-.,,,,, radio programmes out in fucking space ,,,,,.-:†$
†:-.,,,,,, 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!) ,,,,,,,.-:
†:-.,,,,,, ,,,,,,.-:†
$†:-.,,,,, but really isn't that keeping the ,,,,,.-:†$
£$†:-.,,,, definition of life really lax? ,,,,.-:†$£
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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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