§§§§¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§§§¨¨§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨             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... ###¨###~¶*~~,,, §§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, §§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ ,,,,,,,,,,#,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨