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