,^~^*@¤### ###¤@*^~^,
,,,,^^*@¤# #¤@*^^,,,,
,,,,^~**¤# #¤**~^,,,,
,^~^***¤## ##¤***^~^,
,^~^*@¤### ###¤@*^~^,
,^~^*@¤### #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# ###¤@*^~^,
,^~^*@¤### ####,~~ 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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