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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.         §,,§,§,§§,
§,§,§,§§,§                                          §,§§,§,,§,
§,§,§,,§,§ 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)                  §,,§,§,§§,
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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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