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&,,,&&,&&,            a#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             ,,&&,,,&,,
&,,&,&&,&&     ####,~~ fermi's paradox ~~,####      ,&,&,,&&,&
&,&&&,&&,,             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             &&&&,&,&&,
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,&,&,&&&,& there's too little apparent life in  the ,,&,,,&&,,
&&&&&,,&&&         universe#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#         ,&&,,&,&,,
,,,,&,&,,,       ####,~~ omega point ~~,####        &,&,&&&&,&
,,,&&&&,,&       #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# it'&&&&£-a        &&&&,,,&&&
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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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