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,,,,,,,.~^ ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### ^~.,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN THE ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,.~ ####,~~ OMEGA POINT ~~,#### ~.,,,,,,,,
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,,,,.~^^§# #,,,~~~~~~~~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 ^^~.,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, CURIOUS IS BOUND (IN THE FEY SENSE) TO ,,,,,,,,,,
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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 #§^^~.,,,,
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,.~^^§#@## AND SO,##~~~~~~~T ##@#§^^~.,
,,.~^^§#@# HEY LOOK AT US AND OUR PLANET AND THEY #@#§^^~.,,
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,,,,.~^^§# ...AUSE WE'.RE NE.X.T... ###,###~@^~~... #§^^~.,,,,
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