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.§.§.§.§.§      ####.== 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 §§.§.§§..§
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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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