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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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