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,§,§§,,,,§ THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT  LIFE IN THE ,§,,§,,,,,
,,,§§§,,,,         UNIVERSE#,,,»»»»»»»»,,,#         ,,§,,§,,,,
,,,§,§§,,,       ####,»» OMEGA POINT »»,####        §,,§,,§,,,
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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 ,,§§§,,§,§
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,§,§§,,,,, HEY LOOK  AT  US AND OUR PLANET AND THEY ,,,,,,§§§,
,,,§§§,,,,                  ~LAU~H~                 ,,,,,,§,§§
§,,§,§§,,, ~~~AUSE WE'~RE NE~X~T... ###,##@»#:»»~~~ §,,,,,,,§§
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