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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, ,.~~~~;;§#
#@##§$;~., and ~our~ local clusters place in the ,.~;$§##@#
##§§$;;~., grand scheme of things ,.~;;$§§##
#@##§$;~., ,.~;$§##@#
#§$$~.,,,, and we're moving around the sun at ,,,,.~$$§#
#@##§$;~., velocity and the suns moving around the ,.~;$§##@#
@@##§$;~., center of the galaxy at velocity and ,.~;$§##@@
@##§;.,,,, 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 ,..~~;;;§#
#@##§$;~., filtering, despite our very obvious ,.~;$§##@#
##§$;~,,,, beaming of all our secrets in every ,,,,~;$§##
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@#§§§$;~., so why is that? ,.~;$§§§#@
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@@##§$;~., the universe say it's because you need ,.~;$§##@@
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####§$;~., planet needs to be at a see-and-so ,.~;$§####
#@##§$;~., distance away from the star (like there ,.~;$§##@#
#@##§$;~., has to be a planet!) ,.~;$§##@#
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##$;~,,,,, definition of life really lax? ,,,,,~;$##
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#§§$~.,,,, idea what we're doing (and it probably ,,,,.~$§§#
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##§§§$;~., this year and try to snatch some beers ,.~;$§§§##
##@#§$;~., from the local beer thing ,.~;$§#@##
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