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,,,§,,,,§,      ####,«« FERMI'S PARADOX ««,####     ,,,§,§§,,,
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,,,,,,§,,, THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN  THE ,,,,,,,§§§
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§§,,,,,,§,       ####,«« 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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