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§,§,,,§,,§ THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT  LIFE IN THE ,,,,,,§§§,
§§§,,§§,§,         UNIVERSE#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#         ,,,,,§,,§§
,,§,§,§§§§        ####,~~ OMEGA POINT ~~,####       ,,,,§§,§,,
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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 ,§§§§,,,§§
,,§,§§§§§§                NEVER FIND                §,,,§,,§,,
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§,,§,,,,§, BUT  SOMETHING THAT  A SPECIES  THAT  IS §,§,§§,§,,
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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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,,§§§,§,§, ~~~AUSE WE'~RE NE~X~T... ###,###~@\~~~~~ ,,§,§,§,§§
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