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§,§§§,§,,,        ####,-- OMEGA POINT --,####       ,,§,,,§§,§
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§,§§§§§,§§                  THER##                  §§,§§§§,,§
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§§,§,,,§,§ (THEY  TELL ME SO;  THE  ONES I TALK TO, §,§,§,,§§§
,,§§§,,§§§ THE  ONES   UNTOUCHED  BY   OUR   MORTAL ,§§§§§,§,,
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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 §§§§,§,,,§
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,,§,§,§§,, BUT  SOMETHING  THAT  A SPECIES THAT  IS ,§,,§§,§§§
§,§§§§§,§, CURIOUS IS BOUND  (IN  THE FEY SENSE) TO ,§§,§,§§,,
§§§,,,,§§§                  EXPLORE                 ,§,§§§§,§,
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,§§§,§,§,§ IT WILL  LOOK LIKE  ANY OTHER FORCE,  IT §,§,§§,§§,
,§,,§§§§§§ WILL FIT  IN THE PUZZLE, SAFE TO  BEND - ,§§§§,§§,§
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