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...../†%§¶      ####.-- FERMI'S PARADOX --.####     ¶§%†/.....
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../†%§¶### THERE'S TOO  LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN THE ###¶§%†/..
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..../†%§¶#       ####.-- 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                ##¶§%†/...
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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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...../†%§¶            AND SO.##-------T             ¶§%†/.....
....../†%§ HEY LOOK AT US  AND OUR PLANET AND  THEY §%†/......
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..../†%§¶# ...AUSE WE'.RE NE.X.T... ###.###-¶/--... #¶§%†/....
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