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,,,,,,,,~- THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN THE -~,,,,,,,,
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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 @§*=-~,,,,
,,,,,~-=*§ NEVER FIND §*=-~,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~-= 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 ##@§*=-~,,
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,,~-=*§@## ~~~AUSE WE'~RE NE~X~T... ###,###-@=--~~~ ##@§*=-~,,
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