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&&,&,,&,&,             a#,,,»»»»»»»»,,,#            ,&,&,&,&&,
,&,&,&&,&,     ####,»» fermi's paradox »»,####      ,&,&,&,,&,
&&,&,,&,&,             #,,,»»»»»»»»,,,#             ,&,&,&,&&,
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&&,&,,&,&, there's too little apparent life  in the ,&,&,&,&&,
,&,&,&&,&,         universe#,,,»»»»»»»»,,,#         ,&,&,&,,&,
&&,&,,&,&,        ####,»» omega point »»,####       ,&,&,&,&&,
,&,&,&&,&,        #,,,»»»»»»»»,,,# it'&&&&@-a       ,&,&,&,,&,
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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)                ,&,&,&,,&,
&&,&,,&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,&&,
,&,&,&&,&, 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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