,§§§,§§§,§                                          ,§§,,,§§,,
,§,,§§,,§§                                          ,§,§,,§,§,
,§§,§,§,§,                                          ,§§§§,§§§§
§§,§§§§§§§                                          §§,,,§§,,,
§,§§,,,,,,                                          ,,§,,§,§,,
§§§,§,,,,,             A#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#            ,,§§,§§§§,
§,,§§§,,,,     ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####      §,§,§§,,,§
,§,§,,§,,,             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             ,§§§§,§,,§
§§§§§,§§,,                                          ,§,,,§§§,§
,,,,,§§,§, THERE'S TOO  LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN THE §§§,,§,,§§
§,,,,§,§§§         UNIVERSE#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#         ,,,§,§§,§,
§§,,,§§§,,        ####,~~ OMEGA POINT ~~,####       §,,§§§,§§§
,,§,,§,,§,       #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# IT'§§§§£-A        ,§,§,,§§,,
,,§§,§§,§§                                          §§§§§,§,§,
,,§,§§,§§,                  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                ,§§§§,,§,§
§§,,,,,§,,                                          ,§,,,§,§§§
,,§,,,,§§, BUT  SOMETHING  THAT A  SPECIES THAT  IS ,§§,,§§§,,
,,§§,,,§,§ CURIOUS IS  BOUND (IN THE FEY  SENSE) TO §§,§,§,,§,
,,§,§,,§§§                  EXPLORE                 §,§§§§§,§§
§,§§§§,§,,                                          §§§,,,,§§,
§§§,,,§§§, 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...                  ,,§,,,,,,§
,§§,,,§§,§                                          §,§§,,,,,§
§§,§,,§,§§             AND SO,##~~~~~~~T            §§§,§,,,,§
,,§§§,§§§, HEY LOOK AT US  AND OUR PLANET AND  THEY ,,,§§§,,,§
§,§,,§§,,§                  ,LAU,H,                 §,,§,,§,,§
,§§§,§,§,§ ,,,AUSE WE',RE NE,X,T... ###,##@~£=~~,,, §§,§§,§§,§
§§,,§§§§§§ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, §,§§,§§,§§
,,§,§,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,§§,§§,§§,
,,§§§§,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,#,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,§,§§,§§,§
§,§,,,§,,,                                          §§§§,§§,§§
,§§§,,§§,,                                          §,,,§§,§§,
,§,,§,§,§,                                          §§,,§,§§,§
§§§,§§§§§§                                          ,,§,§§§,§§
,,,§§,,,,,                                          ,,§§§,,§§,
,,,§,§,,,,                                          §,§,,§,§,§