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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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