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¨¨@@¨¨@¨@@ @¨¨¨@@@@@@
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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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¨¨¨@¨@@@¨¨ @@@¨@@¨¨@@
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