@@&%/«.,,, ,,,.«/%&@@
@&%/«.,,,, ,,,,.«/%&@
&%/«.,,,,, ,,,,,.«/%&
@&%/«.,,,, ,,,,.«/%&@
@@&%/«.,,, ,,,.«/%&@@
#@@&%/«.,, 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... ###,##@«¶/««... ,,.«/%&@@#
@@&%/«.,,, ........................................ ,,,.«/%&@@
@&%/«.,,,, ........................................ ,,,,.«/%&@
&%/«.,,,,, ..........#............................. ,,,,,.«/%&
@&%/«.,,,, ,,,,.«/%&@
@@&%/«.,,, ,,,.«/%&@@
#@@&%/«.,, ,,.«/%&@@#
##@@&%/«., ,.«/%&@@##
#@@&%/«.,, ,,.«/%&@@#
@@&%/«.,,, ,,,.«/%&@@