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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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