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..,~;*$&@# #@&$*;~,..
.,~;*$&@## ##@&$*;~,.
..,~;*$&@# #@&$*;~,..
...,~;*$&@ @&$*;~,...
....,~;*$& #...~~~~~~~~...# &$*;~,....
...,~;*$&@ ####.~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~.#### @&$*;~,...
..,~;*$&@# #...~~~~~~~~...# #@&$*;~,..
.,~;*$&@## ##@&$*;~,.
..,~;*$&@# ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A #@&$*;~,..
...,~;*$&@ LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES @&$*;~,...
....,~;*$& OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE &$*;~,....
...,~;*$&@ ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE @&$*;~,...
..,~;*$&@# BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR #@&$*;~,..
.,~;*$&@## SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM ##@&$*;~,.
..,~;*$&@# INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK #@&$*;~,..
...,~;*$&@ ANTENNA ARRAYS @&$*;~,...
....,~;*$& WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A &$*;~,....
...,~;*$&@ DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. @&$*;~,...
..,~;*$&@# #@&$*;~,..
.,~;*$&@## WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE ##@&$*;~,.
..,~;*$&@# SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS #@&$*;~,..
...,~;*$&@ PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR @&$*;~,...
....,~;*$& GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, &$*;~,....
...,~;*$&@ AND ~OUR~ LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE @&$*;~,...
..,~;*$&@# GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS #@&$*;~,..
.,~;*$&@## ##@&$*;~,.
..,~;*$&@# AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT #@&$*;~,..
...,~;*$&@ VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE @&$*;~,...
....,~;*$& CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND &$*;~,....
...,~;*$&@ THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA @&$*;~,...
..,~;*$&@# AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE #@&$*;~,..
.,~;*$&@## AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES ##@&$*;~,.
..,~;*$&@# HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT #@&$*;~,..
...,~;*$&@ @&$*;~,...
....,~;*$& AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR &$*;~,....
...,~;*$&@ (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR @&$*;~,...
..,~;*$&@# RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE #@&$*;~,..
.,~;*$&@## AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR ##@&$*;~,.
..,~;*$&@# MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), #@&$*;~,..
...,~;*$&@ DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE @&$*;~,...
....,~;*$& COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS &$*;~,....
...,~;*$&@ FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS @&$*;~,...
..,~;*$&@# BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY #@&$*;~,..
.,~;*$&@## DIRECTION KNOWN TO US, ##@&$*;~,.
..,~;*$&@# #@&$*;~,..
...,~;*$&@ NO . ONE . HAS . ANSWERED @&$*;~,...
....,~;*$& &$*;~,....
...,~;*$&@ #...~~~~~~~~...# @&$*;~,...
..,~;*$&@# ####.~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~.#### #@&$*;~,..
.,~;*$&@## #...~~~~~~~~...# ##@&$*;~,.
..,~;*$&@# #@&$*;~,..
...,~;*$&@ SO WHY IS THAT? @&$*;~,...
....,~;*$& &$*;~,....
...,~;*$&@ MOST OPPONENTS TO INTELLIGENT LIFE IN @&$*;~,...
..,~;*$&@# THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED #@&$*;~,..
.,~;*$&@## A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE ##@&$*;~,.
..,~;*$&@# PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO #@&$*;~,..
...,~;*$&@ DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE @&$*;~,...
....,~;*$& HAS TO BE A PLANET!) &$*;~,....
...,~;*$&@ @&$*;~,...
..,~;*$&@# BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE #@&$*;~,..
.,~;*$&@## DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? ##@&$*;~,.
..,~;*$&@# #@&$*;~,..
...,~;*$&@ I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO @&$*;~,...
....,~;*$& IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY &$*;~,....
...,~;*$&@ SHOWS) @&$*;~,...
..,~;*$&@# #@&$*;~,..
.,~;*$&@## #...~~~~~~~~...# ##@&$*;~,.
..,~;*$&@# ####.~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~.#### #@&$*;~,..
...,~;*$&@ #...~~~~~~~~...# @&$*;~,...
....,~;*$& &$*;~,....
...,~;*$&@ I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE @&$*;~,...
..,~;*$&@# THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS #@&$*;~,..
.,~;*$&@## FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING ##@&$*;~,.
..,~;*$&@# #@&$*;~,..
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..,~;*$&@# #@&$*;~,..