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\u2014 Heinz Pagels<\/a>, Perfect Symmetry: The Search for the Beginning of Time<\/em><\/a> (Simon and Schuster, New York, 1985; as quoted by Chet Raymo<\/a>)<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7622297540113836091-1739201077513967356?l=exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com\")
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