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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)                  #@&&&^†-^,
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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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,^-†^^^^@@                                          @@^^^^†-^,
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