....--:$&&                                          &&$:--....
....-:$$&#                                          #&$$:-....
.--:$&&###                                          ###&&$:--.
.....-:$&&                                          &&$:-.....
.--:$&&###                                          ###&&$:--.
.--:$&&&&&             #...--------...#             &&&&&$:--.
......-:&#      ####.-- 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 #&&$$:-...
...-::$&## This Year And Try  To Snatch  Some Beers ##&$::-...
.--:$&&###        From The Local Beer Thing         ###&&$:--.
...-:$&&&#                                          #&&&$:-...
.--:$&&###                                          ###&&$:--.
....-:&&&#                                          #&&&:-....
...-::&&&#                                          #&&&::-...
.--:$&&###                                          ###&&$:--.