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,,,,,,,,,, THERE'S  TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN THE ,,,,,,,,,,
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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 ,,,,,,,,,.
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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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#@#@=*«.,, 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 ,,,,,,,,,.
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,,,,,,,,,, HEY  LOOK AT US AND  OUR PLANET AND THEY ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ...AUSE WE'.RE NE.X.T... ###,##@«#*««... ,,,,,,,,,,
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