#@&%^†~~,, ,,~~†^%&@#
##@&%^†~~, ,~~†^%&@##
#@&%^†~~,, ,,~~†^%&@#
@&%^†~~,,, ,,,~~†^%&@
&%^†~~,,,, ,,,,~~†^%&
%^†~~,,,,, #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# ,,,,,~~†^%
^†~~,,,,,, ####,~~ 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 ,,~~†^%&@#
@&%^†~~,,, ,,,~~†^%&@
&%^†~~,,,, ,,,,~~†^%&
%^†~~,,,,, ,,,,,~~†^%
^†~~,,,,,, ,,,,,,~~†^
†~~,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,~~†