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@¨@¨¨@¨@¨@             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... ###¨##@~@:~~... @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@@¨@¨¨ ........................................ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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@¨@¨@@¨@¨¨ ..........#............................. @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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