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##¶§¤^†~~¨ VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE ¨~~†^¤§¶##
¶§§§¤^†~~¨ CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND ¨~~†^¤§§§¶
§§¤^^~¨¨¨¨ THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA ¨¨¨¨~^^¤§§
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§§^~~~~~~¨ AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR ¨~~~~~~^§§
#¶§^~~~~¨¨ MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), ¨¨~~~~^§¶#
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##¶§¤^†~~¨ A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE ¨~~†^¤§¶##
§¤^†~¨¨¨¨¨ PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO ¨¨¨¨¨~†^¤§
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