§,,§§,§,§,                                          §§,,,§§,§,
§,§,§,§,§,                                          ,§,,§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§,                                          §§,§§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§,                                          ,§,,§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§,                                          §§,§§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§,             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... ###,###~@:~~--- ,§,,§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§, ---------------------------------------- §§,§§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§, ---------------------------------------- ,§,,§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§, ----------#----------------------------- §§,§§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§,                                          ,§,,§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§,                                          §§,§§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§,                                          ,§,,§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§,                                          §§,§§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§,                                          ,§,,§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§,                                          §§,§§,§,§,