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,§,,§,§§,§      ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####     §,,§,,§,§§
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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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,§,§§,,§,§     ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####      §,§§,§§,,§
,§,,§,§§,§             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             §,,§,,§,§§
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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 §,§§,§§,,§
,§,,§,§§,§                  SHOWS)                  §,,§,,§,§§
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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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