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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 §§§§§§§§§,
,§§§§,§,,§                EMPTINESS)                ,,,,,,,,§§
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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 ,§§,,,§,§§
§,§,§,§§,§                 EXPLORE                  §,§,,§§§,§
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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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§§§§§§,§§§            AND SO,##~~~~~~~T             §§,,§§,§§,
,,,,,§§,,, HEY LOOK AT US AND  OUR  PLANET AND THEY ,§,§,§§,§§
,,,,§,§,,§                 :LAU:H:                  §§§§§,§§,§
,,,§§§§,§, :::AUSE WE':RE NE:X:T... ###,###~¶†~~::: ,,,,§§,§§§
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