##¤§$^~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~^$§¤##
#¤§$^~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~^$§¤#
¤§$^~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~^$§¤
§$^~^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^~^$§
$^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^$
^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             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 ¨¨¨¨¨^~^$§
$^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨                 EXPLORE                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^$
^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^
$^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE KEYWORD HERE IS ~SAFETY  MARGIN~~# - ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^$
§$^~^¨¨¨¨¨ IT  WILL LOOK  LIKE ANY OTHER  FORCE, IT ¨¨¨¨¨^~^$§
¤§$^~^¨¨¨¨ WILL FIT  IN  THE PUZZLE, SAFE TO BEND - ¨¨¨¨^~^$§¤
#¤§$^~^¨¨¨ BUT  IT  WONT  BE,  AND THE SECOND  THEY ¨¨¨^~^$§¤#
##¤§$^~^¨¨                  TRY...                  ¨¨^~^$§¤##
###¤§$^~^¨                                          ¨^~^$§¤###
##¤§$^~^¨¨             AND SO¨##~~~~~~~T            ¨¨^~^$§¤##
#¤§$^~^¨¨¨ HEY LOOK AT US  AND OUR  PLANET AND THEY ¨¨¨^~^$§¤#
¤§$^~^¨¨¨¨                 ^LAU^H^                  ¨¨¨¨^~^$§¤
§$^~^¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^AUSE WE'^RE NE^X^T... ###¨###~#^~~^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨^~^$§
$^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^$
^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^
$^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^#^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^$
§$^~^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^~^$§
¤§$^~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~^$§¤
#¤§$^~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~^$§¤#
##¤§$^~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~^$§¤##
###¤§$^~^¨                                          ¨^~^$§¤###
##¤§$^~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~^$§¤##