.£..££..£. ..££.££..£
.£.£.£.££. .£.£..£.££
.£.£.£..£. .£.£.££..£
.£.£.£.££. .£.£..£.££
.£.£.£..£. .£.£.££..£
.£.£.£.££. 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... ###.##@~£†~~... .£.£..£.££
.£.£.£..£. ........................................ .£.£.££..£
.£.£.£.££. ........................................ .£.£..£.££
.£.£.£..£. ..........#............................. .£.£.££..£
.£.£.£.££. .£.£..£.££
.£.£.£..£. .£.£.££..£
.£.£.£.££. .£.£..£.££
.£.£.£..£. .£.£.££..£
.£.£.£.££. .£.£..£.££
.£.£.£..£. .£.£.££..£