##@@$*†»^. .^»†*$@@##
#@@$*†»^.. ..^»†*$@@#
@@$*†»^... ...^»†*$@@
@$*†»^.... ....^»†*$@
$*†»^..... .....^»†*$
*†»^...... 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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