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,,,.«\§@¤#     ####,«« FERMI'S PARADOX ««,####      #¤@§\«.,,,
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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                #¤@§\«.,,,
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,.«\§@¤### 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 «.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,.                  TRY...                  .,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,            AND SO,##«««««««T             ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, HEY LOOK AT  US AND OUR PLANET AND  THEY ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                  .LAU.H.                 ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ...AUSE WE'.RE NE.X.T... ###,###«#\««... ,,,,,,,,,,
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