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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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,,=†*$@##@                  THER##                  @##@$*†=,,
,,,,,,=†$@   #,,,========THERE'S PROBABLY A POINT   @$†=,,,,,,
,,=†*$$@#@ (THEY TELL ME  SO;  THE ONES I  TALK TO, @#@$$*†=,,
,,,,=*$@@# THE  ONES   UNTOUCHED   BY  OUR   MORTAL #@@$*=,,,,
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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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,,=†*$@#@# IT WILL  LOOK  LIKE  ANY OTHER FORCE, IT #@#@$*†=,,
,,,,,,=†*@ 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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