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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 ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨@ @@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@@¨@¨@@ #¨¨¨»»»»»»»»¨¨¨# ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
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¨@¨@@¨@¨@@ #¨¨¨»»»»»»»»¨¨¨# ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨@ @@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@@¨@¨@@ 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) ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨@ @@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@@¨@¨@@ #¨¨¨»»»»»»»»¨¨¨# ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
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¨@¨@@¨@¨@@ #¨¨¨»»»»»»»»¨¨¨# ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨@ @@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@@¨@¨@@ 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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