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.§§§.§§§§§   #...========THERE'S PROBABLY A POINT   §..§§§§§§.
.§..§§.... (THEY TELL ME  SO;  THE  ONES I TALK TO, §§.§.....§
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.§.§§...§§ 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 §§§§§§.§..
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§§§§§§.§§. IT  WILL  LOOK LIKE ANY  OTHER FORCE, IT §..§.§.§§§
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