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¨¨^~\†&@## #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ##@&†\~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~\†&@# #@&†\~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~\†&@ THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN THE @&†\~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~\†&@# UNIVERSE#¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# #@&†\~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~\†&@## ####¨~~ OMEGA POINT ~~¨#### ##@&†\~^¨¨
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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 ##@&†\~^¨¨
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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 ###@&†\~^¨
¨¨^~\†&@## ##@&†\~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~\†&@# 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^ #@&†\~^¨¨¨
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