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,^~*§§§###      ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####     ###§§§*~^,
,,,^**§§§#             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             #§§§**^,,,
,^~*§§§###                                          ###§§§*~^,
,^~*§§§### 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,          ###§§§*~^,
,^~*§§§§##                                          ##§§§§*~^,
,^~*§§§§## NO   ,    ONE   ,   HAS    ,    ANSWERED ##§§§§*~^,
,^~*§§§§§#                                          #§§§§§*~^,
,,,,~~§§§§             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             §§§§~~,,,,
,^~*§§§###     ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####      ###§§§*~^,
,^~*§§§###             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             ###§§§*~^,
,^~*§§§###                                          ###§§§*~^,
,^~***§§§#             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?      ###§§§*~^,
,,,,^~§§§#                                          #§§§~^,,,,
,^~*§§§### 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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