,,,,:/†††£ £†††/:,,,,
,:=/†££@@# #@@££†/=:,
,,:::==†£@ @£†==:::,,
,,,,,=††£@ @£††=,,,,,
,,,==/££££ ££££/==,,,
,:=/†££@@# #,,,========,,,# #@@££†/=:,
,:====†£@@ ####,== 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 #@@££†/=:,
,:=/†££@@# #@@££†/=:,
,:=/†££@@# #@@££†/=:,
,,,,,=//££ ££//=,,,,,
,:=/†££@@# #@@££†/=:,
,,,,,=/†£@ @£†/=,,,,,