¨^~=§&&### ###&&§=~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨~§&## ##&§~¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~=§&&### ###&&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&&### ###&&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&&### ###&&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&&### A#¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ###&&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&&### ####¨~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~¨#### ###&&§=~^¨
¨¨¨¨~~§&&# #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# #&&§~~¨¨¨¨
¨^~§&&#### ####&&§~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^^=&& THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN THE &&=^^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~=§&&### UNIVERSE#¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ###&&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&#### ####¨~~ OMEGA POINT ~~¨#### ####&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&&### #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# IT'&&&&#-A ###&&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&&### ###&&§=~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=&# THER## #&=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^^^~§&&&# #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~THERE'S PROBABLY A POINT #&&&§~^^^¨
¨¨¨¨^~§&&# (THEY TELL ME SO; THE ONES I TALK TO, #&&§~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=&&## THE ONES UNTOUCHED BY OUR MORTAL ##&&=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^^=§&# EMPTINESS) #&§=^^¨¨¨¨
¨^~=§&&&&# #&&&&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&&### 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 ###&&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&&### ###&&§=~^¨
¨¨¨¨^^=&&# BUT SOMETHING THAT A SPECIES THAT IS #&&=^^¨¨¨¨
¨^^~~~==&# CURIOUS IS BOUND (IN THE FEY SENSE) TO #&==~~~^^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=&& EXPLORE &&=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=§§&& &&§§=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^^=&&&# 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... ###&&§=~^¨
¨^^~==&&&# #&&&==~^^¨
¨^~=§&&&&# AND SO¨##~~~~~~~T #&&&&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&&&&& HEY LOOK AT US AND OUR PLANET AND THEY &&&&&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&#### ^LAU^H^ ####&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&&### ^^^AUSE WE'^RE NE^X^T... ###¨###~#=~~^^^ ###&&§=~^¨
¨¨¨¨~=&&&& ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ &&&&=~¨¨¨¨
¨^~=§&&### ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ###&&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&&### ^^^^^^^^^^#^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ###&&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&&### ###&&§=~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=§&# #&§=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~=§&&### ###&&§=~^¨
¨^~=§&&### ###&&§=~^¨
¨^~=§§§&&# #&&§§§=~^¨
¨^~=§&&### ###&&§=~^¨