,,~\§%§### ###§%§\~,,
,,~~~\%§§§ §§§%\~~~,,
,,~\§%§### ###§%§\~,,
,,~\\\§§§§ §§§§\\\~,,
,,~\§%§§§# #§§§%§\~,,
,,~\§%§### #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# ###§%§\~,,
,,~\§%§### ####,~~ 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 §%%\~,,,,,
,,~\§%§### ###§%§\~,,
,,~\§%§### ###§%§\~,,
,,,,,,,~§§ §§~,,,,,,,
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