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§,§§,§,§,§             A#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#            ,§,,§,§,§,
§,,§,§,§,§      ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####     ,§,§§,§,§,
§,§§,§,§,§             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             ,§,,§,§,§,
§,,§,§,§,§                                          ,§,§§,§,§,
§,§§,§,§,§ THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE  IN THE ,§,,§,§,§,
§,,§,§,§,§         UNIVERSE#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#         ,§,§§,§,§,
§,§§,§,§,§        ####,~~ OMEGA POINT ~~,####       ,§,,§,§,§,
§,,§,§,§,§        #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# IT'§§§§#-A       ,§,§§,§,§,
§,§§,§,§,§                                          ,§,,§,§,§,
§,,§,§,§,§                  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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