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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)                ###&§†~,,,
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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 ##&§†~,,,,
,,,~†§&###                never find                ###&§†~,,,
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,,,~†§&### but  something  that  a species  that is ###&§†~,,,
,,,,~†§&## curious  is bound (in the fey  sense) to ##&§†~,,,,
,,,~†§&###                 explore                  ###&§†~,,,
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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 ####&§†~,,
,,,~†§&###                  try...                  ###&§†~,,,
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,,,~†§&###             and so,##~~~~~~~t            ###&§†~,,,
,,~†§&#### hey look  at us and  our planet and they ####&§†~,,
,,,~†§&###                 ,lau,h,                  ###&§†~,,,
,,,,~†§&## ,,,ause we',re ne,x,t... ###,###~#=~~,,, ##&§†~,,,,
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