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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 ....,~†*§¤
§*†~,..... .....,~†*§
*†~,...... 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, .....,~†*§
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@¤§*†~,... 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) .,~†*§¤@##
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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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