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§§,§,§,§,§ THERE'S  TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN THE §,§§,§§,§§
,,§§§§§§§§         UNIVERSE#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#         §§§,§§,§§,
,,§,,,,,,,       ####,~~ OMEGA POINT ~~,####        ,,,§§,§§,§
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§§§§,,§,,,   #,,,~~~~~~~~THERE'S PROBABLY A POINT   §§§,§,§,§§
,,,,§,§§,, (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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§§§,§,,,,§ BUT  SOMETHING THAT  A SPECIES  THAT  IS ,§,§,,§,,§
,,,§§§,,,§ CURIOUS IS BOUND  (IN THE  FEY SENSE) TO §§§§§,§§,§
§,,§,,§,,§                  EXPLORE                 §,,,,§§,§§
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,§§§,§§,§§ 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...                  §§§§,§,§,,
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,§,,§§,§,, HEY LOOK AT US AND  OUR PLANET AND  THEY ,,,,§§,,,§
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,,,§§§§,,§ ^^^AUSE WE'^RE NE^X^T... ###,###~#;~~^^^ §§,,§§§§,§
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