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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 §,,,§§,,§§
,,§§§§,§§§                  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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