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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)                ,§,,,§§§,,
,,§§,,,§§§                                          §§,,§,,§,§
,§,§,,§,,, 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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