,,,^~*$%@#                                          #@%$*~^,,,
,,,,^~*$%@                                          @%$*~^,,,,
,,,^~*$%@#                                          #@%$*~^,,,
,,^~*$%@##                                          ##@%$*~^,,
,^~*$%@###                                          ###@%$*~^,
,,^~*$%@##             A#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#            ##@%$*~^,,
,,,^~*$%@#      ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####     #@%$*~^,,,
,,,,^~*$%@             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             @%$*~^,,,,
,,,^~*$%@#                                          #@%$*~^,,,
,,^~*$%@## THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE  IN THE ##@%$*~^,,
,^~*$%@###         UNIVERSE#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#         ###@%$*~^,
,,^~*$%@##        ####,~~ OMEGA POINT ~~,####       ##@%$*~^,,
,,,^~*$%@#        #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# IT'@@@@#-A       #@%$*~^,,,
,,,,^~*$%@                                          @%$*~^,,,,
,,,^~*$%@#                  THER##                  #@%$*~^,,,
,,^~*$%@##   #,,,~~~~~~~~THERE'S PROBABLY A POINT   ##@%$*~^,,
,^~*$%@### (THEY TELL ME  SO;  THE ONES  I TALK TO, ###@%$*~^,
,,^~*$%@## THE   ONES  UNTOUCHED   BY   OUR  MORTAL ##@%$*~^,,
,,,^~*$%@#                EMPTINESS)                #@%$*~^,,,
,,,,^~*$%@                                          @%$*~^,,,,
,,,^~*$%@# THERE'S PROBABLY A  POINT WHERE  WE  TRY #@%$*~^,,,
,,^~*$%@## TOO MUCH.  THE FEY ARE CURIOUS LIKE  US, ##@%$*~^,,
,^~*$%@### OR MOR@#%#$  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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