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......=:*¤ ####.== fermi's paradox ==.#### ¤*:=......
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...=:*¤@@# there's too little apparent life in the #@@¤*:=...
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...=:*¤@@# ####.== omega point ==.#### #@@¤*:=...
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.......=:* too much. the fey are curious like us, *:=.......
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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 =.........
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........=: and so.##=======t :=........
.......=:* hey look at us and our planet and they *:=.......
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