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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...                  ,@,@,@@,@,
,@,@,@,@,@                                          ,@,@,,@,@,
@@,@,@,@,@            AND SO,##-------T             ,@,@,@@,@,
,@,@,@,@,@ HEY LOOK AT US AND  OUR  PLANET AND THEY ,@,@,,@,@,
@@,@,@,@,@                 .LAU.H.                  ,@,@,@@,@,
,@,@,@,@,@ ...AUSE WE'.RE NE.X.T... ###,##@-¶*--... ,@,@,,@,@,
@@,@,@,@,@ ........................................ ,@,@,@@,@,
,@,@,@,@,@ ........................................ ,@,@,,@,@,
@@,@,@,@,@ ..........#............................. ,@,@,@@,@,
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