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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 ,,,@@,,@,,
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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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,,,,,,,,,, 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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