,,,,~==@#@ @#@==~,,,,
,,,,,~==@# #@==~,,,,,
,,,,~==@#@ @#@==~,,,,
,,,~==@#@# #@#@==~,,,
,,~==@#@## ##@#@==~,,
,~==@#@### #,,,========,,,# ###@#@==~,
,,~==@#@## ####,== 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 @#@==~,,,,
,,,~==@#@# #@#@==~,,,
,,~==@#@## ##@#@==~,,
,~==@#@### ###@#@==~,
,,~==@#@## ##@#@==~,,
,,,~==@#@# #@#@==~,,,