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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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,,,§§,,§,,      ####,«« 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!)           §,,§§§§,,,
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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 §,§§,,§,,,
§,§§§,§§§§                  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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