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&&&&¨&¨¨&& #¨¨¨========¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&&
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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) ¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨&
&&&&¨&¨¨&& ¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&&
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¨¨&¨¨&&&¨& ####¨== 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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