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@¤%*~..... there's too little apparent life in the .....~*%¤@
#@#¤$%*~~. universe#...~~~~~~~~...# .~~*%$¤#@#
@¤$*~..... ####.~~ omega point ~~.#### .....~*$¤@
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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 .~~*%$¤#@#
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#@#¤$%*~~. will fit in the puzzle, safe to bend - .~~*%$¤#@#
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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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