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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 ,@@,,@@@,,
@@,@,,,,@, @,@,@,,@,@
,@@@,,,@@@ 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, @,,,,@,@,,
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,@,,,@@,@@ NO , ONE , HAS , ANSWERED @,,@,,,@,,
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,@,@@@,@,, #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# @@,@,@,@,@
@@@,,@@@,@ ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### ,@@@@@@@@@
,,@,@,,@@@ #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# @,,,,,,,,,
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@,,,@@@,,@ 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) @@@@@,,,@,
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,@,,,,,,@@ ####,~~ 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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