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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, @@@,,@,@,,
,@@@,,,@,, ,,@,@@@@,@
@,,@,,@@,, NO , ONE , HAS , ANSWERED ,@@@,,,@@@
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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!) ,@,,@,,,,,
,,,@,,,@,@ @@,@@,,,,@
,,@@,,@@@@ 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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,@@@,@@,,@ 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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