§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨            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... ###¨###~@^~~^^^ ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨ ^^^^^^^^^^#^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨