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,,@,,@@,,, THERE'S  TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN THE ,,@,,@@,,@
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,,,@,@,@,@ THE  ONES   UNTOUCHED   BY   OUR  MORTAL ,@@,@@@@@@
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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 @@,@@@,@@@
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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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