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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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