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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. #%=».,,,,,
,,,,,,.»=% %=».,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.»= 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 ###@#%=».,
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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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,,,,,,,,,. #,,,»»»»»»»»,,,# .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.» ».,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.»= 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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