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¨@@@@¨¨@@¨ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# @@@¨¨@@@@¨
¨¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨@¨¨¨¨@@¨¨
@¨¨¨¨@@@@@ 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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