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§..§§§.§.§ THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN  THE §§§.§§.§..
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.§§...§§§§   #...~~~~~~~~THERE'S PROBABLY A POINT   §§....§...
§.§..§...§ (THEY  TELL  ME SO;  THE ONES I TALK TO, .§...§§...
§§§.§§..§. THE  ONES   UNTOUCHED   BY  OUR   MORTAL §§..§.§..§
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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 §§.§§.§.§§
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§§§...§.§§ THE KEYWORD HERE  IS ~SAFETY MARGIN~~# - §§§.§§.§..
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.........§ HEY LOOK AT  US AND OUR PLANET AND  THEY .§..§§..§.
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