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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? @#&%%*=.¨¨
¨.=*%%&#@# #@#&%%*=.¨
¨¨.=*%%&#@ 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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