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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. ,,,,~;*§§§
@@@§$*;~,, ,,~;*$§@@@
##@§$*;~,, we've learned about our position in the ,,~;*$§@##
#@@§$*;~,, solar system, our solar systems ,,~;*$§@@#
§§**;,,,,, placement in the galaxy, and our ,,,,,;**§§
@§§$;~,,,, galaxys placement in the local cluster, ,,,,~;$§§@
#@@§$*;~,, and ~our~ local clusters place in the ,,~;*$§@@#
@§$;~,,,,, grand scheme of things ,,,,,~;$§@
@§§§$*;~,, ,,~;*$§§§@
#@@§$*;~,, and we're moving around the sun at ,,~;*$§@@#
@@@§$*;~,, velocity and the suns moving around the ,,~;*$§@@@
##@§$*;~,, center of the galaxy at velocity and ,,~;*$§@##
#@@§$*;~,, the galaxy is moving toward andromeda ,,~;*$§@@#
#@@§$*;~,, and we're both moving anticlockwise ,,~;*$§@@#
#@@§$*;~,, around the galaxy. and we as a species ,,~;*$§@@#
#@@§$*;~,, have learned to take all that in account ,,~;*$§@@#
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@@§*;~,,,, and despite all this, despite all our ,,,,~;*§@@
##@@§$;~,, (cliche) beaming of fucking stellar ,,~;$§@@##
@@$$*;,,,, radio programmes out in fucking space ,,,,;*$$@@
@$*;~,,,,, at the speed of light (light is our ,,,,,~;*$@
@@@§$*;~,, medium! goodspeed you, black emperor!), ,,~;*$§@@@
@$*;;;~,,, despite ghosts helping and the ,,,~;;;*$@
##@§$*;~,, collective consciousness lowpass ,,~;*$§@##
@§§$;~,,,, filtering, despite our very obvious ,,,,~;$§§@
##@§$*;~,, beaming of all our secrets in every ,,~;*$§@##
#@@§$*;~,, direction known to us, ,,~;*$§@@#
##@§$*;~,, ,,~;*$§@##
##@@§$*;~, no , one , has , answered ,~;*$§@@##
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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 ,,~~~~*§@@
#@@§$*;~,, has to be a planet!) ,,~;*$§@@#
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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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