¨§¨§¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§             #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨#             ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§      ####¨~~ 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         ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§