,,-;*$&£@# #@£&$*;-,,
,,-;*&£@## ##@£&*;-,,
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,-;*$&£@## ##@£&$*;-,
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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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