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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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