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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)                :~^.......
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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 #@&§%:~^..
.^~:%§&@##                  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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