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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-                                          -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--                                          --¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--^                                          ^--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨