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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                ¨:~^**#¶##
#¶#**^~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~^**#¶#
¶#**^~:¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨:~^**#
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#¶#**^~:¨¨ HEY LOOK AT  US AND OUR  PLANET AND THEY ¨¨:~^**#¶#
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