.^-†*¤###@ @###¤*†-^.
.^-†*¤#@@# #@@#¤*†-^.
.^-†*¤@@## ##@@¤*†-^.
.^-†*¤#@@@ @@@#¤*†-^.
.^-†*¤#@@@ @@@#¤*†-^.
.^-†*¤#@@@ #...--------...# @@@#¤*†-^.
.^-†*¤¤¤#@ ####.-- 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 ##@@#¤†-^.
.^-†*¤#@@# #@@#¤*†-^.
.^-†††*¤¤# #¤¤*†††-^.
.^-†*¤#@@# #@@#¤*†-^.
.^-†*¤#@@@ @@@#¤*†-^.
..^-†††*¤# #¤*†††-^..