§¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§             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... ###¨##@=@*==,,, ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ ,,,,,,,,,,#,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨