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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 --,#### %=;-:,,,,,
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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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,,:-;=%&@# #,,,--------,,,# #@&%=;-:,,
,,,:-;=%&@ @&%=;-:,,,
,,,,:-;=%& 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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