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*^~^,,,,,,            A#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             ,,,,,,^~^*
^~^,,,,,,,      ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####     ,,,,,,,^~^
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*^~^,,,,,, THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN  THE ,,,,,,^~^*
§*^~^,,,,,         UNIVERSE#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#         ,,,,,^~^*§
#§*^~^,,,,       ####,~~ OMEGA POINT ~~,####        ,,,,^~^*§#
@#§*^~^,,,        #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# IT'####@-A       ,,,^~^*§#@
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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                  ,^~^*§#@##
#@#§*^~^,,                                          ,,^~^*§#@#
@#§*^~^,,, 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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