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§*=^,,,,,,             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)                ,,,,,,,,,^
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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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