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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 @@@@@,@,,,
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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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