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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          ,,,,§,,,§,
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§,§§,,,,,, 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,          §,,,,,,§§§
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§§,,,,,§,§ NO   ,   ONE   ,    HAS    ,    ANSWERED §§§,,,,,,§
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,§,§§,,,,,     ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####      ,,§,§§,,,,
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,,,,,§§§,,             SO WHY IS THAT?              ,,,,,,§§§,
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§,,,,,,§§§ 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!)           §,,§,,,,,,
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,,,,§,§§,, BUT  REALLY  ISN'T  THAT   KEEPING   THE §§§,,§,,,,
,,,,,,§§§,      DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX?      §,§§,,§,,,
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,,,,,,,,§§ I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE  NO ,,§,§§,,§,
,,,,,,,,§, IDEA WHAT  WE'RE DOING (AND IT  PROBABLY ,,,,§§§,,§
§,,,,,,,,,                  SHOWS)                  §,,,§,§§,,
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§,,§,,,,,,     ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####      §,,§,,,,§§
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§,§§,,§,,, 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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