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......:~:% ####.~~ Fermi'S Paradox ~~.#### %:~:......
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...:~:%*§# There'S Too Little Apparent Life In The #§*%:~:...
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.:~:%*§#@# ####.~~ Omega point ~~.#### #@#§*%:~:.
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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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