¨¨##¨##¨¨¨                                          #¨##¨#¨¨##
#¨#¨##¨#¨¨                                          ###¨###¨#¨
#####¨###¨                                          #¨¨##¨¨###
¨¨¨¨¨##¨¨#                                          ##¨#¨#¨#¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨#¨#¨#                                          #¨#######¨
¨¨¨¨¨#####             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)                ¨¨######¨¨
######¨#¨¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨
#¨¨¨¨¨###¨ 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...                  ¨#¨¨¨#¨###
¨###¨¨¨##¨                                          ¨##¨¨###¨¨
¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨#             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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¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨                                          ¨#¨¨#¨###¨