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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. .,~†*@§@##
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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 ..,~†*@§@#
@§@*†~,... ...,~†*@§@
§@*†~,.... 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? ...,~†*@§@
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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!) ..,~†*@§@#
##@§@*†~,. .,~†*@§@##
#@§@*†~,.. 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 ~~.#### ....,~†*@§
@§@*†~,... #...~~~~~~~~...# ...,~†*@§@
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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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