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,,,,,,,,^~ A#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~: ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### :~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~:= #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# =:~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~:=% %=:~^,,,,,
,,,,^~:=%@ 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) %=:~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~:= =:~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~: 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 #@@@%=:~^,
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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 @%=:~^,,,,
,,,,,^~:=% 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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