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