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,^«†^$@@##     ####,«« FERMI'S PARADOX ««,####      ##@@$^†«^,
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,^«†^$@@##         UNIVERSE#,,,««««««««,,,#         ##@@$^†«^,
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,^«†^$@@@@                  THER##                  @@@@$^†«^,
,^«†^$@@@#   #,,,««««««««THERE'S PROBABLY A POINT   #@@@$^†«^,
,^«†^$@@## (THEY TELL  ME SO; THE ONES  I  TALK TO, ##@@$^†«^,
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,^«†^$@@@@                EMPTINESS)                @@@@$^†«^,
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,^«†^$@@@# TOO MUCH. THE FEY  ARE CURIOUS LIKE  US, #@@@$^†«^,
,^«««†$@@@ OR MOR@@$@^  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 ##@@$^†«^,
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,^«†^$@@## IT WILL  LOOK  LIKE ANY  OTHER FORCE, IT ##@@$^†«^,
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,^«†^$@@@@ 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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