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,,§,,,§§§,            a#,,,»»»»»»»»,,,#             ,,,,,,,§§§
§,,§,,§,§§      ####,»» fermi's paradox »»,####     §,,,,,,§,§
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,§§§,,§,,, 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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