¨¨¨,=*$# ##&$*=,¨¨¨
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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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