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§§§§§§§§§§     ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####      §§,,§,,,,§
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,,§§§§§§§§ THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT  LIFE IN THE §§§§,,§§§§
,,,§§§§§§,         UNIVERSE#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#         §§§,,,,§§,
§§,,§§§§,,       ####,~~ OMEGA POINT ~~,####        ,§,,§§,,,,
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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)                §§§§§,,§§§
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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                §§§§§§§,,,
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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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