,^~\*§¤### ###¤§*\~^,
,,^~\*§¤## ##¤§*\~^,,
,,,^~\*§¤# #¤§*\~^,,,
,,,,^~\*§¤ ¤§*\~^,,,,
,,,^~\*§¤# #¤§*\~^,,,
,,^~\*§¤## #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# ##¤§*\~^,,
,^~\*§¤### ####,~~ 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 #¤§*\~^,,,
,,,,^~\*§¤ ¤§*\~^,,,,
,,,^~\*§¤# #¤§*\~^,,,
,,^~\*§¤## ##¤§*\~^,,
,^~\*§¤### ###¤§*\~^,
,,^~\*§¤## ##¤§*\~^,,