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,§,,§§,§,§             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... ###,###»@/»»... ,§,§,§,§,§
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