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,,,,,,~~$@             A#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#            @$~~,,,,,,
,^~=$%@###     ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####      ###@%$=~^,
,,,,^=%@##             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             ##@%=^,,,,
,,^~~~$@@#                                          #@@$~~~^,,
,,,,^~=$@# THERE'S TOO LITTLE  APPARENT LIFE IN THE #@$=~^,,,,
,,,,,,~=$@         UNIVERSE#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#         @$=~,,,,,,
,,,,,,^=%#       ####,~~ OMEGA POINT ~~,####        #%=^,,,,,,
,,,,,,^=%#       #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# IT'@@@@#-A        #%=^,,,,,,
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,^~=$%@###                  THER##                  ###@%$=~^,
,,,,,,^=%#   #,,,~~~~~~~~THERE'S PROBABLY A POINT   #%=^,,,,,,
,^~=$%@### (THEY  TELL  ME SO; THE ONES  I TALK TO, ###@%$=~^,
,^~=$%%%%# THE  ONES   UNTOUCHED   BY   OUR  MORTAL #%%%%$=~^,
,^=$%@####                EMPTINESS)                ####@%$=^,
,^~=$%@###                                          ###@%$=~^,
,^~=$%%%@@ THERE'S  PROBABLY A  POINT WHERE  WE TRY @@%%%$=~^,
,^~=$@#### TOO  MUCH. THE  FEY ARE CURIOUS LIKE US, ####@$=~^,
,^~=$%@@## OR  MOR@#%#$  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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