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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 ,,@@@@,@,@
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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 ,@,,@,@@@,
,@,@,,,@,@ @@,@@@,,@,
@@@@,,@@@@ 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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,,@@@@@,@, 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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