§¨¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨¨§§§¨
§¨§¨§§§§§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§§
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨§§§¨§
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨§§¨¨§§§
¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨§            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... ###¨###=@:==^^^ ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§§¨¨§§§ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ §¨¨§¨§§¨§§
§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ §¨§§§¨§§¨§
§¨¨§§§§¨§¨ ^^^^^^^^^^#^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ §§¨¨§§¨§§¨
§¨§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§§
§§§¨¨§¨¨§§                                          §§§§§¨§§¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨§
¨§§§¨§§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§§§§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨