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..§§.§..§§   #...========THERE'S PROBABLY A POINT   .§...§§.§.
.§.§§§.§.§ (THEY TELL  ME  SO; THE  ONES I TALK TO, §§..§.§§§.
§§§..§§§§§ THE  ONES   UNTOUCHED   BY   OUR  MORTAL .§.§§§..§.
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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 §§..§.§§§.
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§.§.§..§§. THE KEYWORD HERE IS  =SAFETY MARGIN==# - §§.§..§.§.
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....§§§§.§ WILL FIT  IN THE  PUZZLE, SAFE TO BEND - §..§§.....
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....§.§§§. HEY  LOOK AT US AND OUR PLANET  AND THEY ..§.§....§
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