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.^»*†§§### THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE  IN THE ###§§†*»^.
..^»*†§§##         UNIVERSE#...»»»»»»»»...#         ##§§†*»^..
...^»*†§§#       ####.»» 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 #§§†*»^...
..^»*†§§##                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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