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&,&,&&,&,&     ####,»» FERMI'S PARADOX »»,####      ,&&,&,&,&,
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&,&,,&,&,& THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE  IN THE ,,&,&,&,&,
&,&,&&,&,&         UNIVERSE#,,,»»»»»»»»,,,#         ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&,,&,&,&       ####,»» OMEGA POINT »»,####        ,,&,&,&,&,
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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)                ,&&,&,&,&,
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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...                  ,&&,&,&,&,
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&,&,&&,&,&             AND SO,##»»»»»»»T            ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&,,&,&,& HEY LOOK AT US AND OUR  PLANET  AND THEY ,,&,&,&,&,
&,&,&&,&,&                  .LAU.H.                 ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&,,&,&,& ...AUSE WE'.RE NE.X.T... ###,##@»#\»»... ,,&,&,&,&,
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