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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)                ,§,§,§,§,§
§,§,§,§,§,                                          §§,§,§,§,,
§,§,§,§,§, 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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