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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 ~~¨#### @@¨@@@¨@¨¨
@@¨@¨@¨¨@¨ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ¨¨@@¨¨@@@¨
@¨@@@@@¨@@ @¨@¨@¨@¨¨@
¨@@¨¨¨¨@@¨ 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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