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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 »»,#### $%\»,,,,,,
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,,,,»\%$¶@ @¶$%\»,,,,
,,,»\%$¶@# 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) #@¶$%\»,,,
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,,,,,,»\%$ ####,»» 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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