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¨^==$%§### on earth (the planet where i live) a ###§%$==^¨
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¨¨¨¨==$$§# solar system, our solar systems #§$$==¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^^=%# placement in the galaxy, and our #%=^^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^^=$§§ galaxys placement in the local cluster, §§$=^^¨¨¨¨
¨^==$%§### and =our= local clusters place in the ###§%$==^¨
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¨^==$%§### and we're moving around the sun at ###§%$==^¨
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¨¨¨¨^=$§## around the galaxy. and we as a species ##§$=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^=$§# have learned to take all that in account #§$=^¨¨¨¨¨
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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!), ####§%==^¨
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¨^==$%§### beaming of all our secrets in every ###§%$==^¨
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¨¨¨^====%# ####¨== fermi's paradox ==¨#### #%====^¨¨¨
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¨^==$%§### so why is that? ###§%$==^¨
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¨^==$%§### the universe say it's because you need ###§%$==^¨
¨^==$%§### a class one-or-the-other star and the ###§%$==^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=%# planet needs to be at a see-and-so #%=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^==$%§### definition of life really lax? ###§%$==^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^=%# ####¨== fermi's paradox ==¨#### #%=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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