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§,§,§,,§,§             A#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#            ,§,§,§,§,,
§,§,§,§§,§      ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####     ,§,§,§,§,§
§,§,§,,§,§             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             ,§,§,§,§,,
§,§,§,§§,§                                          ,§,§,§,§,§
§,§,§,,§,§ 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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§,§,§,§§,§ ::::::::::#::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,§,§,§,§,§
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