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,&,,&,&,&,            a#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,     ####,~~ fermi's paradox ~~,####      ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&,             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,                                          ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&, there's too little  apparent life in the ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,         universe#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#         ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&,       ####,~~ omega point ~~,####        ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,        #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# it'&&&&#-a       ,&&,&,&,&,
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&&,&&,&,&,                  ther##                  ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&,   #,,,~~~~~~~~there's probably a point   ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&, (they tell me  so;  the ones i talk  to, ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&, the   ones   untouched  by  our   mortal ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,                emptiness)                ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&,                                          ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&, there's  probably a  point  where we try ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&, too much.  the fey  are curious like us, ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&, or mor&#%#$  a "killer  fact", something ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&, that a  species that  isn't curious will ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,                never find                ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&,                                          ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&, but  something that  a  species  that is ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&, curious is bound (in the  fey sense)  to ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,                 explore                  ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&,                                          ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&, the keyword here is ~safety margin~~#  - ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&, it  will look like  any  other force, it ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&, will fit  in the puzzle, safe to bend  - ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&, but  it wont  be,  and  the second  they ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,                  try...                  ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&,                                          ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,             and so,##~~~~~~~t            ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&, hey  look at us and our planet  and they ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,                 ^lau^h^                  ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&, ^^^ause we'^re ne^x^t... ###,###~#:~~^^^ ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,&&,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,,&,&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&, ^^^^^^^^^^#^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,&&,&,&,&,
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