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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 ==.#### #@***\\=..
....=\$$@# #...========...# #@$$\=....
..=\*$#@## ##@#$*\=..
.....=*$@@ so why is that? @@$*=.....
..=\*$@@## ##@@$*\=..
..=\*$@#@# most opponents to intelligent life in #@#@$*\=..
....=\**@@ the universe say it's because you need @@**\=....
....==\*$@ a class one-or-the-other star and the @$*\==....
....=*$$#@ 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 ##@#@*\=..
..=\*$@@## ##@@$*\=..
..=\*$@### ###@$*\=..
..=\*$@#@# #@#@$*\=..
..=\\\$$#@ @#$$\\\=..
..=\*$@#@# #@#@$*\=..