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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.          ,§,,§,§§§§
§,,,,§,,§,                                          §§§,§§§,,,
§§,,,§§,§§ 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 §§,,§,,§§§
,§,,§,§,§,                                          ,,§,§§,§,,
,§§,§§§§§§             #,,,»»»»»»»»,,,#             ,,§§§,§§§,
,§,§§,,,,,     ####,»» 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!)           §,§,,,§§§§
,§§,§,,§§,                                          §§§§,,§,,,
,§,§§§,§,§ 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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