,,,:--;*## ##*;--:,,,
,:-;*%#@## ##@#%*;-:,
,:-;*%#@## ##@#%*;-:,
,:-;*%#@## ##@#%*;-:,
,,,,,,-*## ##*-,,,,,,
,:-;*%#@## #,,,--------,,,# ##@#%*;-:,
,:-;*%@### ####,-- 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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