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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 =~-.......
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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 &%=~-.....
....-~=%&@ @&%=~-....
...-~=%&@# 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? @&%=~-....
...-~=%&@# #@&%=~-...
..-~=%&@#@ 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? ~-........
.........- -.........
.......... 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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