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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,          @,@,@,@,@@
,@,@,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,,@
,@,@,@,@,@ no    ,    one    ,   has   ,   answered @,@,@,@,@@
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,@,@,@,@,@             #,,,««««««««,,,#             @,@,@,@,@@
,@,@,@,@,@      ####,«« fermi's paradox ««,####     @,@,@,@,,@
,@,@,@,@,@             #,,,««««««««,,,#             @,@,@,@,@@
,@,@,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,,@
,@,@,@,@,@             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!)           @,@,@,@,,@
,@,@,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@@
,@,@,@,@,@ but  really  isn't   that  keeping   the @,@,@,@,,@
,@,@,@,@,@      definition of life really lax?      @,@,@,@,@@
,@,@,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,,@
,@,@,@,@,@ i think  everyone agrees that we have no @,@,@,@,@@
,@,@,@,@,@ idea what  we're doing  (and it probably @,@,@,@,,@
,@,@,@,@,@                  shows)                  @,@,@,@,@@
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,@,@,@,@,@             #,,,««««««««,,,#             @,@,@,@,@@
,@,@,@,@,@     ####,«« fermi's paradox ««,####      @,@,@,@,,@
,@,@,@,@,@             #,,,««««««««,,,#             @,@,@,@,@@
,@,@,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,,@
,@,@,@,@,@ 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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