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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)                  &,&,&,&,&,
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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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