,,~^$&§@## ##@§&$^~,,
,,,,,^&§§# #§§&^,,,,,
,,~^$&§@## ##@§&$^~,,
,,,,,~$§§§ §§§$~,,,,,
,,~^$&§@## ##@§&$^~,,
,,~^$&§@## #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# ##@§&$^~,,
,,~^$&§@## ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### ##@§&$^~,,
,,~^$&§@## #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# ##@§&$^~,,
,,,,,,,~$§ §$~,,,,,,,
,,~^$&§@## ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A ##@§&$^~,,
,,~^$&§@## LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES ##@§&$^~,,
,,,,,,~$§§ OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE §§$~,,,,,,
,,~^$&§@## ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE ##@§&$^~,,
,,~^$&§@## BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR ##@§&$^~,,
,,,,,,,~$§ SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM §$~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^$§§ INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK §§$^,,,,,,
,,~^$&§@@# ANTENNA ARRAYS #@@§&$^~,,
,,~^$&§@## WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A ##@§&$^~,,
,,~^$&§@## DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. ##@§&$^~,,
,,~^$&§@## ##@§&$^~,,
,,~^&§@### 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 §&&^^~~~,,
,,~^$&§@## THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS ##@§&$^~,,
,,~^$&§@## FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING ##@§&$^~,,
,,,,,,^&@# #@&^,,,,,,
,,~^$&§@@@ @@@§&$^~,,
,,~^$&§@@@ @@@§&$^~,,
,,,,,~$&&@ @&&$~,,,,,
,,~^$&§@## ##@§&$^~,,