,§,,§,,§,§                                          ,§,,§,§§,§
,§,§§,§§,§                                          §§,§§,,§,§
,§,,§,,§,§                                          ,§,,§,§§,§
,§,§§,§§,§                                          §§,§§,,§,§
,§,,§,,§,§                                          ,§,,§,§§,§
,§,§§,§§,§             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... ###,###~¶;~~,,, §§,§§,,§,§
,§,,§,,§,§ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,§,,§,§§,§
,§,§§,§§,§ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, §§,§§,,§,§
,§,,§,,§,§ ,,,,,,,,,,#,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,§,,§,§§,§
,§,§§,§§,§                                          §§,§§,,§,§
,§,,§,,§,§                                          ,§,,§,§§,§
,§,§§,§§,§                                          §§,§§,,§,§
,§,,§,,§,§                                          ,§,,§,§§,§
,§,§§,§§,§                                          §§,§§,,§,§
,§,,§,,§,§                                          ,§,,§,§§,§