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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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