###&£$:~:, ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, A#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN THE ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, UNIVERSE#,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, ####,~~ OMEGA POINT ~~,#### ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# IT'&&&&#-A ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, THER## ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, #,,,~~~~~~~~THERE'S PROBABLY A POINT ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, (THEY TELL ME SO; THE ONES I TALK TO, ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, THE ONES UNTOUCHED BY OUR MORTAL ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, EMPTINESS) ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, THERE'S PROBABLY A POINT WHERE WE TRY ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, TOO MUCH. THE FEY ARE CURIOUS LIKE US, ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, OR MOR&#£#$ 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... ###,###~#:~~::: ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, ::::::::::#::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, ,:~:$£&###
##&£$:~:,, ,,:~:$£&##
###&£$:~:, ,:~:$£&###