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....:=*†$¤      ####.== FERMI'S PARADOX ==.####     ¤$†*=:....
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...:=*†$¤# THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT  LIFE IN THE #¤$†*=:...
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.....:=*†$   #...========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 ##¤$†*=:..
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....:=*†$¤ THE KEYWORD HERE IS  =SAFETY MARGIN==# - ¤$†*=:....
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...:=*†$¤# HEY  LOOK AT US AND OUR PLANET  AND THEY #¤$†*=:...
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