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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... ###§%^^~:,
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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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