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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, ¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨
@¨@¨¨¨@@¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨
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@¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨ ####¨~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~¨#### @@¨@¨@¨¨@@
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¨@@¨@¨@@¨@ ¨@@¨¨¨¨@@@
@@¨@@@@¨@@ 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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