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$%:=-¨¨¨¨¨ on earth (the planet where i live) a ¨¨¨¨¨-=:%$
@$%:=-¨¨¨¨ lot of us have antennas on our houses ¨¨¨¨-=:%$@
#@$%:=-¨¨¨ or balconies, we have built large ¨¨¨-=:%$@#
##@$%:=-¨¨ antennas for larger bandwith, we have ¨¨-=:%$@##
###@$%:=-¨ build specialized antennaes for ¨-=:%$@###
##@$%:=-¨¨ specific wavelengths (and sent them ¨¨-=:%$@##
#@$%:=-¨¨¨ into orbit), we've built large as fuck ¨¨¨-=:%$@#
@$%:=-¨¨¨¨ antenna arrays ¨¨¨¨-=:%$@
$%:=-¨¨¨¨¨ we've virtually built an antenna with a ¨¨¨¨¨-=:%$
%:=-¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=:%
$%:=-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-=:%$
@$%:=-¨¨¨¨ no ¨ one ¨ has ¨ answered ¨¨¨¨-=:%$@
#@$%:=-¨¨¨ ¨¨¨-=:%$@#
##@$%:=-¨¨ #¨¨¨========¨¨¨# ¨¨-=:%$@##
###@$%:=-¨ ####¨== fermi's paradox ==¨#### ¨-=:%$@###
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#@$%:=-¨¨¨ ¨¨¨-=:%$@#
@$%:=-¨¨¨¨ so why is that? ¨¨¨¨-=:%$@
$%:=-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-=:%$
%:=-¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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