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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 @,,,@,,,,,
,,,,,@,,,@ @,,@@,,,,,
,,,,@@,,@@ 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, @,@,,,,@,,
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,@,@@@@,@@ NO , ONE , HAS , ANSWERED ,,@,,@,@,@
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,@@,@@@,,, ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### @@,@,,,,,,
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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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@,,,,,@@,, ####,~~ 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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