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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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§§§.§.§... 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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