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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.          @@,@@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@                                          ,@,,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,, 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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@,@,@@,@,,             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             @@,@@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@      ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####     ,@,,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,,             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             @@,@@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@                                          ,@,,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,, 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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