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,,,,,,,,.- a#,,,--------,,,# -.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. ####,-- fermi's paradox --,#### .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.- #,,,--------,,,# -.,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,.-\* 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... $*\-.,,,,,
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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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