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" The cyclic universe theory predicts no gravitational waves from the early universe. "
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" In less than a hundred years, we have found a new way to think of ourselves. From sitting at the center of the universe, we now find ourselves orbiting an average-sized sun, which is just one of millions of stars in our own Milky Way galaxy. "
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