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