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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, ¨¨¨¨¨,»**&
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#@@&**»,¨¨ ¨¨,»**&@@#
##@@&**»,¨ #¨¨¨»»»»»»»»¨¨¨# ¨,»**&@@##
#@@&**»,¨¨ ####¨»» 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) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,»
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**»,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ####¨»» 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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