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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 ##@¤$$==,.
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.,==$$¤@@# ####.== 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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