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