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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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=†~:...... 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 ........:~
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