££,,££,,£,                                          ,,££,££,£,
,£,£,£,££,                                          ,£,£,,£,£,
££,£,£,,£,                                          ,£,£,££,£,
,£,£,£,££,                                          ,£,£,,£,£,
££,£,£,,£,                                          ,£,£,££,£,
,£,£,£,££,            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... ###,##@=#\==~~~ ,£,£,,£,£,
££,£,£,,£, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,£,£,££,£,
,£,£,£,££, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,£,£,,£,£,
££,£,£,,£, ~~~~~~~~~~#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,£,£,££,£,
,£,£,£,££,                                          ,£,£,,£,£,
££,£,£,,£,                                          ,£,£,££,£,
,£,£,£,££,                                          ,£,£,,£,£,
££,£,£,,£,                                          ,£,£,££,£,
,£,£,£,££,                                          ,£,£,,£,£,
££,£,£,,£,                                          ,£,£,££,£,