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&&=--^¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨^-==¤&¶##
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##¶&¤==-^¨ beaming of all our secrets in every ¨^-==¤&¶##
##¶&¤==-^¨ direction known to us, ¨^-==¤&¶##
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##¶&¤==-^¨ no ¨ one ¨ has ¨ answered ¨^-==¤&¶##
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¶¤=-^^¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨--------¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨^^-=¤¶
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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 ¨¨¨¨^===¤&
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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 ¨¨¨^^^===&
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###¶&¤=-^¨ ####¨-- fermi's paradox --¨#### ¨^-=¤&¶###
&===-^¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨--------¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨^-===&
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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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