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..,~=*££##        ####.~~ omega point ~~.####       ##££*=~,..
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.,~=*££### (they  tell me  so;  the ones i talk to, ###££*=~,.
..,~=*££## 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 ##££*=~,..
.,~=*££###                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 ##££*=~,..
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