¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†                                          †~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†=                                          =†~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~†=$                                          $=†~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~†=$&                                          &$=†~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~†=$&¶                                          ¶&$=†~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~†=$&¶#            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...                  $=†~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†=                                          =†~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†             and so¨##~~~~~~~t            †~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ hey look at  us and  our planet and they ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^                  ^lau^h^                 ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^ause we'^re ne^x^t... ###¨###~¶†~~^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ ^^^^^^^^^^#^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~                                          ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†                                          †~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†=                                          =†~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~†=$                                          $=†~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~†=$&                                          &$=†~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~†=$&¶                                          ¶&$=†~^¨¨¨