,-~^^^==%£ £%==^^^~-,
,,,-^^%£@@ @@£%^^-,,,
,-~^=%£@@# #@@£%=^~-,
,,,,,,,~=£ £=~,,,,,,,
-~^=%£@@## ##@@£%=^~-
,-~^=%£@@# #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# #@@£%=^~-,
,-~^=%@@## ####,~~ 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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,-~^=%£@@# #@@£%=^~-,
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