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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 ==,####     ##¶$*†=-,,
,-=†*$¶###             #,,,========,,,#             ###¶$*†=-,
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,,,-=†*$¶#              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)                  ###¶$*†=-,
,,-=†*$¶##                                          ##¶$*†=-,,
,,,-=†*$¶#             #,,,========,,,#             #¶$*†=-,,,
,,,,-=†*$¶     ####,== 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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