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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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