¨¨,«;*§@##                                          ##@§*;«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«;*§@#                                          #@§*;«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«;*§@                                          @§*;«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«;*§                                          §*;«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«;*                                          *;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«;            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... ###¨###«@;««,,, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,,,,,,,,,,#,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«                                          «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«;                                          ;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«;*                                          *;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«;*§                                          §*;«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«;*§@                                          @§*;«,¨¨¨¨