¨¨¨¨¨¨:=\= =\=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=\=% %=\=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=\=%¤ ¤%=\=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=\=%¤# #¤%=\=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=\=%¤#@ @#¤%=\=:¨¨
¨:=\=%¤#@# 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... ###¨##@=#\==::: ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ::::::::::#::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:= =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=\ \=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=\= =\=:¨¨¨¨¨¨