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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. @@¨@@¨@¨@¨
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¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨ 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 ¨@¨@@@¨@¨¨
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@¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ¨¨@¨@¨¨@@@
@¨¨¨¨@@¨¨¨ ####¨~~ 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) ¨¨¨@@¨¨@¨¨
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¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨@ ####¨~~ 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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