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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 ,,,,,,,,@@
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@,@@,,,,,@ we've virtually built an antenna with a ,@,,,,,,,,
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,,,,@@@,,, we've learned about our position in the ,,,,@,,,,,
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,,,,,,@,@@ galaxys placement in the local cluster, @,,,,,,@,,
,,,,,,,,@@ and »our» local clusters place in the ,@,,,,,,@,
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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 ,,@,,,,@,@
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,@@,,,,@,, 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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,@@@,,,,@, 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 ,,,,,@@@,,
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,,,@@@,,,@ this year and try to snatch some beers ,,,,@,@@,,
,,,@,@@,,@ from the local beer thing ,,,,,,@@@,
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