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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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,@@@,,,,,, 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!) ,,@,,,,,,@
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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 ,@@@,,,@,,
,,,,,@,,,, 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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