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#@#§§§==,, THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN  THE ,,==§§§#@#
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#@#§§§==,,        ####,== OMEGA POINT ==,####       ,,==§§§#@#
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##§§§§==,,   #,,,========THERE'S PROBABLY A 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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@§§§==,,,, 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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