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,,,,.~:†%# THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN  THE #%†:~.,,,,
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,,.~:†%#£#       ####,~~ OMEGA POINT ~~,####        #£#%†:~.,,
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,,,,.~:†%#   #,,,~~~~~~~~THERE'S PROBABLY A POINT   #%†:~.,,,,
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,,,,,,.~:† 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 ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, BUT  SOMETHING  THAT A  SPECIES THAT  IS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, CURIOUS IS BOUND  (IN  THE FEY SENSE) TO ,,,,,,,,,,
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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 †:~.,,,,,,
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