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¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=* #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# *=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~ 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 ¶&*=~,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=* 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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¨¨,~=*&¶## ####¨~~ 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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