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,§§,,§,,§§             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...                  ,,§§,§,§§§
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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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