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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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###@*^^~~, 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 ,~~^^*@###
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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 ,,~~^^*@##
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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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