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,~=^*&#### ####,== FERMI'S PARADOX ==,#### ####&*^=~,
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,~=^*%&### ###&%*^=~,
,~=^*%&### THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN THE ###&%*^=~,
,~=^*%&### UNIVERSE#,,,========,,,# ###&%*^=~,
,~=^*%&### ####,== OMEGA POINT ==,#### ###&%*^=~,
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,,,,~^%%## #,,,========THERE'S PROBABLY A POINT ##%%^~,,,,
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,~=^^**&&# 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 &&%%%*^=~,
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,~=^*%&### CURIOUS IS BOUND (IN THE FEY SENSE) TO ###&%*^=~,
,~=^*%&### EXPLORE ###&%*^=~,
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,~=^*%&### WILL FIT IN THE PUZZLE, SAFE TO BEND - ###&%*^=~,
,~=^*%&### BUT IT WONT BE, AND THE SECOND THEY ###&%*^=~,
,~=^*%%%## TRY... ##%%%*^=~,
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,,~~~^*&&# AND SO,##=======T #&&*^~~~,,
,~=^*%&### HEY LOOK AT US AND OUR PLANET AND THEY ###&%*^=~,
,~=^*%&### ~LAU~H~ ###&%*^=~,
,~=^*%&### ~~~AUSE WE'~RE NE~X~T... ###,###=#^==~~~ ###&%*^=~,
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