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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 ,-»;*§####
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#§§§**;»-, this year and try to snatch some beers ,-»;**§§§#
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