¨¨¨,=*$&## ##&$*=,¨¨¨
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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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