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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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