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,,@,@,@,,@                                          @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@                                          @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@                                          @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@             #,,,--------,,,#             @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@     ####,-- FERMI'S PARADOX --,####      @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@             #,,,--------,,,#             @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@                                          @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@ 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.          @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@                                          @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@ 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 @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@                                          @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@ 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,          @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@                                          @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@ NO   ,    ONE   ,    HAS   ,    ANSWERED @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@                                          @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@             #,,,--------,,,#             @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@     ####,-- FERMI'S PARADOX --,####      @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@             #,,,--------,,,#             @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@                                          @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@             SO WHY IS THAT?              @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@                                          @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@ 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!)           @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@                                          @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@ BUT  REALLY   ISN'T  THAT   KEEPING  THE @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@      DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX?      @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@                                          @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@ I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE  NO @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@ IDEA WHAT  WE'RE DOING (AND  IT PROBABLY @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@                  SHOWS)                  @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@                                          @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@             #,,,--------,,,#             @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@     ####,-- FERMI'S PARADOX --,####      @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@             #,,,--------,,,#             @,@,@,@@,@
,@@,@,@,@@                                          @,@,@,,@,@
,,@,@,@,,@ 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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