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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!) ###§%;~^,,
,^~;%§#### ####§%;~^,
,,^~;%§### 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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