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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, *:»-,,,,,,
,,,,,-»:*% %*:»-,,,,,
,,,,-»:*%@ 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!) ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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