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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ #¨¨¨««««««««¨¨¨# ¨@¨@¨¨@¨¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨ ####¨«« 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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