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The arrow shows the location of our Earth in the Milky Way.


            revolve at great speed, they preserve their own paths.

                  However, it is not possible for stars to form such
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            patterns on their own. It is also impossible for them to

            reach agreement; that is to line up in the most appro-

            priate way and to move in an organised manner. Nor


            is it possible for the laws that govern these stars to

            have formed by themselves. Think about the stones in

            your garden! Could these stones take a decision and

            say, "Let some of us form the centre and the rest take

            up positions on the arms, and then perpetually spin in

            the garden"? Would you believe someone who says he

            had heard the stones talking to each other in this way?

            No doubt, you would not. By the same token, saying
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