,:~\%§§### ###§§%\~:,
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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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