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§§.§§§....   #...»»»»»»»»THERE'S PROBABLY A POINT   ..§§§§§§..
.§§..§...§ (THEY TELL ME SO; THE ONES  I  TALK  TO, .§.....§.§
§.§.§§..§§ THE   ONES   UNTOUCHED  BY   OUR  MORTAL §§....§§§§
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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 ....§.....
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§.§§§§.§.§ BUT  SOMETHING  THAT  A  SPECIES THAT IS .§§§§..§.§
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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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