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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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......^-/^ WILL  FIT  IN THE PUZZLE, SAFE TO BEND - ^/-^......
.....^-/^% BUT  IT  WONT  BE, AND  THE SECOND  THEY %^/-^.....
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