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@¨@@@¨@¨¨¨ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ¨@@¨¨@¨¨@¨
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¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨@@@@@@
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@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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, ¨@@@@@¨@¨¨
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¨¨@¨¨@@¨@@ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨
¨@@¨@¨@@¨@ ¨¨@@¨¨¨@@¨
@¨@@@@¨@@@ 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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