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,,,,§,,§,,     ####,-- FERMI'S PARADOX --,####      ,§,,,,§,,,
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,,,,,,,§,, THERE'S  TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN THE ,,,,§,,,,§
§,,,,,,,§,         UNIVERSE#,,,--------,,,#         ,,,,,§,,,,
,§,,,,,,,§       ####,-- OMEGA POINT --,####        §,,,,,§,,,
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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 §,,,,,§,,,
,,,§,,,,§,                EMPTINESS)                §§,,,,,§,,
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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 §,,§,§§,,,
,,,§,,,,,§                NEVER FIND                §§,,,§§§,,
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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 ,,,§,,,§,§
§§,,,§§§,,                  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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