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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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§§§§,§,§§§   #,,,--------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 ,§§§,§,,,§
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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 §§§,,§,§§,
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