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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 ###§^;-~..
...~-;^§## ##§^;-~...
....~-;^§# 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, ;-~.......
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.......~-; 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 --.#### #§^;-~....
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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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