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&&&&¨¨&&¨¨ &¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨¨ &¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&
¨¨&&&&&&¨& &¨¨¨&¨&¨&&
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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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