,,^«^=$#£# #£#$=^«^,,
,^«^=$#£## ##£#$=^«^,
,,^«^=$#£# #£#$=^«^,,
,,,^«^=$#£ £#$=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=$# #$=^«^,,,,
,,,^«^=$#£ #,,,««««««««,,,# £#$=^«^,,,
,,^«^=$#£# ####,«« FERMI'S PARADOX ««,#### #£#$=^«^,,
,^«^=$#£## #,,,««««««««,,,# ##£#$=^«^,
,,^«^=$#£# #£#$=^«^,,
,,,^«^=$#£ ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A £#$=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=$# LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES #$=^«^,,,,
,,,^«^=$#£ OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE £#$=^«^,,,
,,^«^=$#£# ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE #£#$=^«^,,
,^«^=$#£## BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR ##£#$=^«^,
,,^«^=$#£# SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM #£#$=^«^,,
,,,^«^=$#£ INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK £#$=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=$# ANTENNA ARRAYS #$=^«^,,,,
,,,^«^=$#£ WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A £#$=^«^,,,
,,^«^=$#£# DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. #£#$=^«^,,
,^«^=$#£## ##£#$=^«^,
,,^«^=$#£# WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE #£#$=^«^,,
,,,^«^=$#£ SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS £#$=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=$# PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR #$=^«^,,,,
,,,^«^=$#£ GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, £#$=^«^,,,
,,^«^=$#£# AND «OUR« LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE #£#$=^«^,,
,^«^=$#£## GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS ##£#$=^«^,
,,^«^=$#£# #£#$=^«^,,
,,,^«^=$#£ AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT £#$=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=$# VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE #$=^«^,,,,
,,,^«^=$#£ CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND £#$=^«^,,,
,,^«^=$#£# THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA #£#$=^«^,,
,^«^=$#£## AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE ##£#$=^«^,
,,^«^=$#£# AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES #£#$=^«^,,
,,,^«^=$#£ HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT £#$=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=$# #$=^«^,,,,
,,,^«^=$#£ AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR £#$=^«^,,,
,,^«^=$#£# (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR #£#$=^«^,,
,^«^=$#£## RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE ##£#$=^«^,
,,^«^=$#£# AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR #£#$=^«^,,
,,,^«^=$#£ MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), £#$=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=$# DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE #$=^«^,,,,
,,,^«^=$#£ COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS £#$=^«^,,,
,,^«^=$#£# FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS #£#$=^«^,,
,^«^=$#£## BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY ##£#$=^«^,
,,^«^=$#£# DIRECTION KNOWN TO US, #£#$=^«^,,
,,,^«^=$#£ £#$=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=$# NO , ONE , HAS , ANSWERED #$=^«^,,,,
,,,^«^=$#£ £#$=^«^,,,
,,^«^=$#£# #,,,««««««««,,,# #£#$=^«^,,
,^«^=$#£## ####,«« FERMI'S PARADOX ««,#### ##£#$=^«^,
,,^«^=$#£# #,,,««««««««,,,# #£#$=^«^,,
,,,^«^=$#£ £#$=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=$# SO WHY IS THAT? #$=^«^,,,,
,,,^«^=$#£ £#$=^«^,,,
,,^«^=$#£# MOST OPPONENTS TO INTELLIGENT LIFE IN #£#$=^«^,,
,^«^=$#£## THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED ##£#$=^«^,
,,^«^=$#£# A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE #£#$=^«^,,
,,,^«^=$#£ PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO £#$=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=$# DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE #$=^«^,,,,
,,,^«^=$#£ HAS TO BE A PLANET!) £#$=^«^,,,
,,^«^=$#£# #£#$=^«^,,
,^«^=$#£## BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE ##£#$=^«^,
,,^«^=$#£# DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? #£#$=^«^,,
,,,^«^=$#£ £#$=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=$# I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO #$=^«^,,,,
,,,^«^=$#£ IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY £#$=^«^,,,
,,^«^=$#£# SHOWS) #£#$=^«^,,
,^«^=$#£## ##£#$=^«^,
,,^«^=$#£# #,,,««««««««,,,# #£#$=^«^,,
,,,^«^=$#£ ####,«« FERMI'S PARADOX ««,#### £#$=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=$# #,,,««««««««,,,# #$=^«^,,,,
,,,^«^=$#£ £#$=^«^,,,
,,^«^=$#£# I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE #£#$=^«^,,
,^«^=$#£## THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS ##£#$=^«^,
,,^«^=$#£# FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING #£#$=^«^,,
,,,^«^=$#£ £#$=^«^,,,
,,,,^«^=$# #$=^«^,,,,
,,,^«^=$#£ £#$=^«^,,,
,,^«^=$#£# #£#$=^«^,,
,^«^=$#£## ##£#$=^«^,