#**;-..... .....-;**#
¶#**;;;-,. .,-;;;**#¶
¶***-,.... ....,-***¶
##¶#**;-,. .,-;**#¶##
##*;,..... .....,;*##
##¶#**;-,. 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... ###.###-¶;--,,, .,-;**#¶##
¶###**;-,. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .,-;**###¶
##¶#**;-,. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .,-;**#¶##
##¶#**;-,. ,,,,,,,,,,#,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .,-;**#¶##
##¶#**;-,. .,-;**#¶##
##**-..... .....-**##
##***---,. .,---***##
¶¶¶#**;-,. .,-;**#¶¶¶
##¶#**;-,. .,-;**#¶##
##¶#**;-,. .,-;**#¶##