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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 @,,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@                                          @,@@,@,@,@
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,@,@,@,@,@      ####,-- 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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