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