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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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