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,,,,,,=\**            a#,,,========,,,#             **\=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=\*     ####,== fermi's paradox ==,####      *\=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=\             #,,,========,,,#             \=,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,=\ there's  too little apparent life in the \=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=\*         universe#,,,========,,,#         *\=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=\**       ####,== omega point ==,####        **\=,,,,,,
,,,,,=\**§        #,,,========,,,# it'§§§§@-a       §**\=,,,,,
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,,,=\**§@#                  ther##                  #@§**\=,,,
,,=\**§@##   #,,,========there's probably a point   ##@§**\=,,
,,,=\**§@# (they tell  me so;  the ones i  talk to, #@§**\=,,,
,,,,=\**§@ the  ones   untouched   by   our  mortal @§**\=,,,,
,,,,,=\**§                emptiness)                §**\=,,,,,
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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 \=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=\*                never find                *\=,,,,,,,
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,,,,,=\**§ but something  that  a species  that  is §**\=,,,,,
,,,,=\**§@ curious is bound  (in the fey  sense) to @§**\=,,,,
,,,=\**§@#                  explore                 #@§**\=,,,
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,,,=\**§@# 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...                  *\=,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,=            and so,##=======t             =,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=\ hey look at  us and our planet and  they \=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=\*                  ,lau,h,                 *\=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=\** ,,,ause we',re ne,x,t... ###,###=@\==,,, **\=,,,,,,
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