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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 @,@@@@,@,,
,@@@,@@,@, @@,,,@@@,,
@,,@@,@@@@ 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, @@,@,@,@,@
,@@@,@,,@@ ,@@@@@@@@@
@,,@@@,@,@ 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 ~~,#### ,@,@@,@,,,
,,@,,,,@@@ #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# @@@,@@@,,,
,@@,,,@,,, ,,@@,,@,,,
@,@,,@@,,@ 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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