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,,,,,,~=**     ####,~~ fermi's paradox ~~,####      **=~,,,,,,
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,,,~=**££# there's  too little apparent life in the #££**=~,,,
,,~=**££##         universe#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#         ##££**=~,,
,,,~=**££#       ####,~~ omega point ~~,####        #££**=~,,,
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,,,,,,,~=*   #,,,~~~~~~~~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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