,~»^=$@@@# #@@@$=^»~,
,~»^=$@@@# #@@@$=^»~,
,~»^=$@@@# #@@@$=^»~,
,~»^=$@@@# #@@@$=^»~,
,~»^=$@@@# #@@@$=^»~,
,~»^=$@@@@ #,,,»»»»»»»»,,,# @@@@$=^»~,
,,,,~^$$$@ ####,»» FERMI'S PARADOX »»,#### @$$$^~,,,,
,~»^=$@@@@ #,,,»»»»»»»»,,,# @@@@$=^»~,
,~»^=$@@@@ @@@@$=^»~,
,~»^=$@@@# ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A #@@@$=^»~,
,,,~»^=@@@ 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 @@==»,,,,,
,~»^=$@@@# THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS #@@@$=^»~,
,~»^=$@@@@ FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING @@@@$=^»~,
,~»»^^$$@@ @@$$^^»»~,
,~^=$@@@## ##@@@$=^~,
,,,,,»=$@@ @@$=»,,,,,
,,,,,,~^$@ @$^~,,,,,,
,~»^=$@@@# #@@@$=^»~,