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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)                ¨¨^==^%#@#
@#%^==^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^==^%#@
#%^==^¨¨¨¨ 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                  ¨¨¨¨^==^%#
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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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