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,,,,§,§§,,            a#,,,========,,,#             ,,§,,,,,§,
,,,,,,§§§,     ####,== fermi's paradox ==,####      ,,,§,,,,,§
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,,§,,,,,§, 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)                §§,,,§§§,,
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,,,,,,,§,, 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                §§,,,§§§,,
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,,,§§§,,,, but something  that a  species  that  is §,§§,,,§§§
§,,§,§§,,, curious is bound  (in the  fey sense) to ,,§§§,,§,§
§§,,,§§§,,                 explore                  ,,§,§§,,,§
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,§§§,,,§§§ 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...                  ,§§§,,,,§,
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§,§§,,,§§§             and so,##=======t            ,,,§§§,,,,
,,§§§,,§,§ hey  look at us and  our planet and they §,,§,§§,,,
,,§,§§,,,§                  ~lau~h~                 §§,,,§§§,,
,,,,§§§,,§ ~~~ause we'~re ne~x~t... ###,##@=#;==~~~ §§§,,§,§§,
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