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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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