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-......... universe#...~~~~~~~~...# .........-
.......... ####.~~ omega point ~~.#### ..........
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##§%†~-... 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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