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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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