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,§,§§§§,§§            A#,,,--------,,,#             §,§,§§,§,§
,§,,§§§,,§     ####,-- FERMI'S PARADOX --,####      §,§,,§,§,§
,§,§,§§,§§             #,,,--------,,,#             §,§,§§,§,§
,§,§,,§,,§                                          §,§,,§,§,§
,§,§,§§,§§ 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)                §,§,,§,§,§
,§,§,§§,§§                                          §,§,§§,§,§
,§,§,,§,,§ 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                 §,§,,§,§,§
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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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,§,§,§§,§§ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ §,§,§§,§,§
,§,§,,§,,§ ^^^^^^^^^^#^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ §,§,,§,§,§
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