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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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