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@,@,@@,,@@             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             ,@@@,,,@@,
@@@@,@,@,@      ####,~~ fermi's paradox ~~,####     @,,@,,@,@@
,,,@@@@@@,             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             @,@@,@@@,,
,,@,,,,,@,                                          @@,@@,,@,,
,@@,,,,@@@ 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 ,,@@@,@,@,
,@,,,@,,@,                                          ,@,,@@@@@@
@@,,@@,@@@             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             @@,@,,,,,@
,@,@,@@,,@      ####,~~ fermi's paradox ~~,####     ,@@@,,,,@,
@@@@@,@,@@             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             @,,@,,,@@,
,,,,@@@@,,                                          @,@@,,@,@@
,,,@,,,@,,              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?      @@,@@@@@,,
,,@,@,,,,@                                          ,@@,,,,@,,
,@@@@,,,@@ i think everyone agrees that we  have no @,@,,,@@,,
@,,,@,,@,@ idea  what we're doing (and  it probably @@@,,@,@,,
@,,@@,@@@,                  shows)                  ,,@,@@@@,@
@,@,@@,,@@                                          ,@@@,,,@@,
@@@@,@,@,@             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             @,,@,,@,@@
,,,@@@@@@,     ####,~~ 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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