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@,@,@,@,@,      ####,«« FERMI'S PARADOX ««,####     ,@,@@@,,@,
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@,@,@,@,@,                                          ,@,@,@,,@,
@,@,@,@,@, THERE'S  TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN THE ,@,@,@,@@,
@,@,@,@,@,         UNIVERSE#,,,««««««««,,,#         ,@,@,@,,@,
@,@,@,@,@,        ####,«« OMEGA POINT ««,####       ,@,@,@,@@,
@,@,@,@,@,        #,,,««««««««,,,# IT'@@@@¶-A       ,@,@,@,,@,
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@,@,@,@,@,                  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                ,@,@,@,,@,
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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...                  ,@,@,@,,@,
@,@,@,@,@,                                          ,@,@,@,@@,
@,@,@,@,@,             AND SO,##«««««««T            ,@,@,@,,@,
@,@,@,@,@, HEY  LOOK AT US AND OUR PLANET  AND THEY ,@,@,@,@@,
@,@,@,@,@,                 :LAU:H:                  ,@,@,@,,@,
@,@,@,@,@, :::AUSE WE':RE NE:X:T... ###,###«¶;««::: ,@,@,@,@@,
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