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#¨######## there's too little apparent life in the ##¨#####¨#
¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ universe#¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ¨¨##¨¨¨¨##
##¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨ ####¨~~ omega point ~~¨#### #¨#¨#¨¨¨#¨
#¨###¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# it'####@-a ¨#####¨¨##
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######¨#¨¨ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~there's probably a point ¨#¨#¨¨#¨¨¨
#¨¨¨¨¨###¨ (they tell me so; the ones i talk to, #####¨##¨¨
##¨¨¨¨#¨¨# the ones untouched by our mortal #¨¨¨¨##¨#¨
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##¨##¨¨#¨# or mor#@¤@* a "killer fact", something #¨##¨¨¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨### that a species that isn't curious will ¨##¨#¨¨#¨#
¨##¨####¨¨ never find ¨#¨###¨###
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¨¨¨##¨¨### 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 #¨¨¨#¨#¨¨#
#¨¨####¨¨# try... ##¨¨####¨#
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