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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. ¨¨@@¨¨¨¨@@
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@@ @¨¨¨¨@@¨¨¨
@@@@@@@¨¨@ 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 ¨¨@@¨¨@@¨¨
¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨ @¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨@@¨¨ ####¨~~ 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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