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