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==[[:File:pixels-assembly-6.png|assembly-6]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-assembly-6.png|assembly-6]]==
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:[Cueball has added lots of struts to the rocket he has assembled with Randall's ''What If?'' book at the top.]
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:[Cueball has added lots of struts to the a rocket he has assembled with Randall's ''What If?'' book at the top.]
 
*White: [[#assembly-7|assembly-7]]
 
*White: [[#assembly-7|assembly-7]]
 
*Black: [[#assembly-planet-1|assembly-planet-1]]
 
*Black: [[#assembly-planet-1|assembly-planet-1]]
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==[[:File:pixels-assembly-planet.png|assembly-planet]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-assembly-planet.png|assembly-planet]]==
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:[The Earth seen from space. A speak line goes to Megan on the planet]
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:[The earth seen from space. A speak line goes to Megan on the planet]
 
:Megan: More struts
 
:Megan: More struts
 
*White: [[#assembly-6|assembly-6]]
 
*White: [[#assembly-6|assembly-6]]
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==[[:File:pixels-assembly-planet-1.png|assembly-planet-1]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-assembly-planet-1.png|assembly-planet-1]]==
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:[The Earth seen from space]
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:[The earth seen from space]
 
*White: [[#assembly-6|assembly-6]], [[#assembly-7|assembly-7]]
 
*White: [[#assembly-6|assembly-6]], [[#assembly-7|assembly-7]]
 
*Black: [[#assembly-planet|assembly-planet]]
 
*Black: [[#assembly-planet|assembly-planet]]
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==[[:File:pixels-assembly-planet-3.png|assembly-planet-3]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-assembly-planet-3.png|assembly-planet-3]]==
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:[The Earth seen from space with the moon visible]
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:[The earth seen from space with the moon visible]
 
*White: [[#assembly-3|assembly-3]], [[#assembly-4|assembly-4]]
 
*White: [[#assembly-3|assembly-3]], [[#assembly-4|assembly-4]]
 
*Black: [[#assembly-planet-3|assembly-planet-3]], [[#chess-b|chess-b]]
 
*Black: [[#assembly-planet-3|assembly-planet-3]], [[#chess-b|chess-b]]
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==[[:File:pixels-book-launch.png|book-launch]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-book-launch.png|book-launch]]==
 
:[Cueball is holding his (i.e. Randall's) ''What If?'' book in front of him]
 
:[Cueball is holding his (i.e. Randall's) ''What If?'' book in front of him]
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:Cueball: So excited about my book launch!
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:Cueball: So eExcited about my book launch!
 
*White: [[#assembly-1|assembly-1]], [[#book-launch|book-launch]], [[#particles|particles]], [[#turtles|turtles]], [[#whatif-trade|whatif-trade]]
 
*White: [[#assembly-1|assembly-1]], [[#book-launch|book-launch]], [[#particles|particles]], [[#turtles|turtles]], [[#whatif-trade|whatif-trade]]
 
*Black: [[#atom|atom]], [[#launch-planet|launch-planet]], [[#moon|moon]], [[#saturn|saturn]]
 
*Black: [[#atom|atom]], [[#launch-planet|launch-planet]], [[#moon|moon]], [[#saturn|saturn]]
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==[[:File:pixels-sky-2.png|sky-2]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-sky-2.png|sky-2]]==
 
:[Cueball sits and Megan lies on her back under a starlit sky]
 
:[Cueball sits and Megan lies on her back under a starlit sky]
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:Cueball: Someone once told me the great kings of the past look down on us...
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:Cueball: Someone once told me the grat kings of the past look down on us...
 
:Megan: From the stars?
 
:Megan: From the stars?
 
:Cueball: Just in general.
 
:Cueball: Just in general.
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==[[:File:pixels-sky-3.png|sky-3]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-sky-3.png|sky-3]]==
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:[Cueball sits and Megan lies on her back under a starlit sky as a shooting stars pass over them]
 
 
*White: [[#clouds-4|clouds-4]], [[#mario-entry|mario-entry]], [[#quiet-turtle|quiet-turtle]]
 
*White: [[#clouds-4|clouds-4]], [[#mario-entry|mario-entry]], [[#quiet-turtle|quiet-turtle]]
 
*Black: [[#sky|sky]], [[#sky-2|sky-2]], [[#sky-3|sky-3]]
 
*Black: [[#sky|sky]], [[#sky-2|sky-2]], [[#sky-3|sky-3]]
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==[[:File:pixels-sky-4.png|sky-4]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-sky-4.png|sky-4]]==
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:[Cueball sits and Megan lies on her back under a starlit sky - identical to that from sky]
 
 
*White: [[#clouds-1|clouds-1]], [[#clouds-4|clouds-4]], [[#mario-entry|mario-entry]]
 
*White: [[#clouds-1|clouds-1]], [[#clouds-4|clouds-4]], [[#mario-entry|mario-entry]]
 
*Black: [[#sky|sky]], [[#sky-2|sky-2]], [[#sky-3|sky-3]]
 
*Black: [[#sky|sky]], [[#sky-2|sky-2]], [[#sky-3|sky-3]]
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==[[:File:pixels-stockholm.png|stockholm]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-stockholm.png|stockholm]]==
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:[Megan and Cueball are walking together.]
 
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:Megan: How do we know anyone really wants to live in Stockholm?
 
 
*White: [[#e1|e1]], [[#mu|mu]]
 
*White: [[#e1|e1]], [[#mu|mu]]
 
*Black: [[#moon|moon]], [[#mu-b|mu-b]], [[#saturn|saturn]], [[#sun|sun]]
 
*Black: [[#moon|moon]], [[#mu-b|mu-b]], [[#saturn|saturn]], [[#sun|sun]]
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==[[:File:pixels-string.png|string]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-string.png|string]]==
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:[A vibrating string]
 
 
*White: [[#clouds-2|clouds-2]], [[#clouds-3|clouds-3]], [[#particles|particles]]
 
*White: [[#clouds-2|clouds-2]], [[#clouds-3|clouds-3]], [[#particles|particles]]
 
*Black: [[#rope|rope]]
 
*Black: [[#rope|rope]]
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==[[:File:pixels-sun.png|sun]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-sun.png|sun]]==
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:[The sun on a black sky]
 
 
*White: [[#holism|holism]], [[#mario-entry|mario-entry]], [[#reductionism|reductionism]]
 
*White: [[#holism|holism]], [[#mario-entry|mario-entry]], [[#reductionism|reductionism]]
 
*Black: [[#launch-planet|launch-planet]], [[#moon|moon]], [[#saturn|saturn]], [[#stars-1|stars-1]], [[#stars-2|stars-2]], [[#sun|sun]]
 
*Black: [[#launch-planet|launch-planet]], [[#moon|moon]], [[#saturn|saturn]], [[#stars-1|stars-1]], [[#stars-2|stars-2]], [[#sun|sun]]
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==[[:File:pixels-time-turner.png|time-turner]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-time-turner.png|time-turner]]==
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:[Megan and Cueball are walking together.]
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:[Megan and Cueball are [[#walking|walking]] together.]
 
:Megan: But if time-turners worked after book 3, Rowling would have used one to go back and remove the time turner from book 3.
 
:Megan: But if time-turners worked after book 3, Rowling would have used one to go back and remove the time turner from book 3.
 
*White: [[#blank-figure|blank-figure]], [[#chess-w|chess-w]], [[#clouds-1|clouds-1]], [[#clouds-2|clouds-2]], [[#clouds-3|clouds-3]], [[#clouds-4|clouds-4]], [[#clouds-5|clouds-5]], [[#du|du]], [[#e1|e1]], [[#evolution|evolution]], [[#server-1|server-1]], [[#time-turner|time-turner]], what-if-trade, [[#whatif-king|whatif-king]]
 
*White: [[#blank-figure|blank-figure]], [[#chess-w|chess-w]], [[#clouds-1|clouds-1]], [[#clouds-2|clouds-2]], [[#clouds-3|clouds-3]], [[#clouds-4|clouds-4]], [[#clouds-5|clouds-5]], [[#du|du]], [[#e1|e1]], [[#evolution|evolution]], [[#server-1|server-1]], [[#time-turner|time-turner]], what-if-trade, [[#whatif-king|whatif-king]]
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==[[:File:pixels-upgoer.png|upgoer]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-upgoer.png|upgoer]]==
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:[The finished strutted rocket (upgoer) with Randall's ''What If?'' book at the top is launched, and there is fire out of three rockets at the bottom]
 
 
*White: [[#upgoer-2|upgoer-2]]
 
*White: [[#upgoer-2|upgoer-2]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet|upgoer-planet]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet|upgoer-planet]]
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==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-2.png|upgoer-2]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-2.png|upgoer-2]]==
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:[The finished rocket (upgoer) with Randall's ''What If?'' book at the top has been launched, and there is only lots of smoke in the picture]
 
 
*White: [[#upgoer-3|upgoer-3]], [[#upgoer-4|upgoer-4]]
 
*White: [[#upgoer-3|upgoer-3]], [[#upgoer-4|upgoer-4]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet|upgoer-planet]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet|upgoer-planet]]
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==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-3.png|upgoer-3]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-3.png|upgoer-3]]==
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:[The finished rocket (upgoer) with Randall's ''What If?'' book at the top has been launched, and there is now only small puffs of smoke in the picture]
 
 
*White: [[#upgoer-4|upgoer-4]], [[#upgoer-5|upgoer-5]]
 
*White: [[#upgoer-4|upgoer-4]], [[#upgoer-5|upgoer-5]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet|upgoer-planet]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet|upgoer-planet]]
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==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-4.png|upgoer-4]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-4.png|upgoer-4]]==
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:[The finished rocket (upgoer) with Randall's ''What If?'' book at the top has been launched, and there is now only the launch pad left to see]
 
 
*White: [[#upgoer-4|upgoer-4]], [[#upgoer-5|upgoer-5]]
 
*White: [[#upgoer-4|upgoer-4]], [[#upgoer-5|upgoer-5]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet|upgoer-planet]], [[#upgoer-planet-2|upgoer-planet-2]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet|upgoer-planet]], [[#upgoer-planet-2|upgoer-planet-2]]
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==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-5.png|upgoer-5]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-5.png|upgoer-5]]==
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:[The finished rocket (upgoer) with Randall's ''What If?'' book at the top has been launched, and Cueball and Megan are standing next to the launch pad looking up after the rocket]
 
 
*White: [[#upgoer-5|upgoer-5]], [[#upgoer-6|upgoer-6]]
 
*White: [[#upgoer-5|upgoer-5]], [[#upgoer-6|upgoer-6]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet-4|upgoer-planet-4]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet-4|upgoer-planet-4]]
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==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-6.png|upgoer-6]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-6.png|upgoer-6]]==
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:[The finished rocket (upgoer) with Randall's ''What If?'' book at the top has just been launched. Cueball and Megan are standing next to the launch pad when she turns to him and says:]
 
−
:Megan: I think that was the only copy.
 
 
*White: [[#walking|walking]]
 
*White: [[#walking|walking]]
 
*Black: [[#mu-b|mu-b]], [[#stars-1|stars-1]], [[#stars-2|stars-2]]
 
*Black: [[#mu-b|mu-b]], [[#stars-1|stars-1]], [[#stars-2|stars-2]]
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==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-planet.png|upgoer-planet]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-planet.png|upgoer-planet]]==
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:[The Earth seen from space]
 
 
*White: [[#clouds-1|clouds-1]], [[#clouds-2|clouds-2]], [[#clouds-3|clouds-3]], [[#clouds-4|clouds-4]], [[#clouds-5|clouds-5]]
 
*White: [[#clouds-1|clouds-1]], [[#clouds-2|clouds-2]], [[#clouds-3|clouds-3]], [[#clouds-4|clouds-4]], [[#clouds-5|clouds-5]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet-2|upgoer-planet-2]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet-2|upgoer-planet-2]]
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==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-planet-2.png|upgoer-planet-2]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-planet-2.png|upgoer-planet-2]]==
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:[The Earth seen from space. The upgoer rocket can be seen flying into orbit]
 
 
*White: [[#upgoer-5|upgoer-5]]
 
*White: [[#upgoer-5|upgoer-5]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet-3|upgoer-planet-3]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet-3|upgoer-planet-3]]
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==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-planet-3.png|upgoer-planet-3]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-planet-3.png|upgoer-planet-3]]==
−
:[The Earth seen from space. The upgoer rocket can be seen flying in orbit]
 
 
*White: [[#upgoer-5|upgoer-5]]
 
*White: [[#upgoer-5|upgoer-5]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet-4|upgoer-planet-4]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-planet-4|upgoer-planet-4]]
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==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-planet-4.png|upgoer-planet-4]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-planet-4.png|upgoer-planet-4]]==
−
:[The Earth seen from space. The upgoer rocket can be seen flying away from the Earth]
 
 
*White: [[#upgoer-6|upgoer-6]]
 
*White: [[#upgoer-6|upgoer-6]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-space|upgoer-space]]
 
*Black: [[#upgoer-space|upgoer-space]]
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==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-space.png|upgoer-space]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-upgoer-space.png|upgoer-space]]==
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:[The upgoer rocket can be seen flying through space with stars behind]
 
 
*White: [[#upgoer-6|upgoer-6]]
 
*White: [[#upgoer-6|upgoer-6]]
 
*Black: [[#moon|moon]], [[#saturn|saturn]], [[#sun|sun]]
 
*Black: [[#moon|moon]], [[#saturn|saturn]], [[#sun|sun]]
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==[[:File:pixels-walking.png|walking]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-walking.png|walking]]==
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:[Cueball and Megan are walking]
 
 
*White: [[#clouds-1|clouds-1]], [[#clouds-2|clouds-2]], [[#clouds-3|clouds-3]], [[#clouds-4|clouds-4]], [[#clouds-5|clouds-5]], [[#stockholm|stockholm]], [[#walking|walking]]
 
*White: [[#clouds-1|clouds-1]], [[#clouds-2|clouds-2]], [[#clouds-3|clouds-3]], [[#clouds-4|clouds-4]], [[#clouds-5|clouds-5]], [[#stockholm|stockholm]], [[#walking|walking]]
 
*Black: [[#walking-b|walking-b]]
 
*Black: [[#walking-b|walking-b]]
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==[[:File:pixels-walking-b.png|walking-b]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-walking-b.png|walking-b]]==
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:[Cueball and Megan are walking at night seen from a distance]
 
 
*White: [[#walking|walking]]
 
*White: [[#walking|walking]]
 
*Black: [[#walking-b|walking-b]]
 
*Black: [[#walking-b|walking-b]]
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:Serious Scientific Answers  
 
:Serious Scientific Answers  
 
:''to Absurd Hypothetical Questions''
 
:''to Absurd Hypothetical Questions''
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:[Added in next to the T-rex:]
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:[Added in next the the T-rex:]
 
:'''Spooky'''
 
:'''Spooky'''
 
:'''what if?'''
 
:'''what if?'''
 
:[Added in top of the crossed out word below:]
 
:[Added in top of the crossed out word below:]
 
:'''Stephen King'''
 
:'''Stephen King'''
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:<s>Randall Munroe</s>
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:<strike>Randall Munroe</strike>
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:creator of <s>xkcd</s>
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:creator of <strike>xkcd</strike>
 
:[Added below the crossed out word above:]
 
:[Added below the crossed out word above:]
 
:being afraid
 
:being afraid
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*White: [[#book-launch|book-launch]], [[#clouds-1|clouds-1]], [[#clouds-2|clouds-2]], [[#clouds-3|clouds-3]], [[#clouds-4|clouds-4]], [[#clouds-5|clouds-5]], [[#holism|holism]], [[#reductionism|reductionism]]
 
*White: [[#book-launch|book-launch]], [[#clouds-1|clouds-1]], [[#clouds-2|clouds-2]], [[#clouds-3|clouds-3]], [[#clouds-4|clouds-4]], [[#clouds-5|clouds-5]], [[#holism|holism]], [[#reductionism|reductionism]]
 
*Black: [[#chess-b|chess-b]], [[#launch-planet|launch-planet]]
 
*Black: [[#chess-b|chess-b]], [[#launch-planet|launch-planet]]
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==[[:File:pixels-whatif-trade.png|whatif-trade]]==
 
==[[:File:pixels-whatif-trade.png|whatif-trade]]==
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*White: [[#book-launch|book-launch]], [[#clouds-1|clouds-1]], [[#clouds-2|clouds-2]], [[#clouds-3|clouds-3]], [[#clouds-4|clouds-4]], [[#clouds-5|clouds-5]], [[#turtles|turtles]], [[#whatif-king|whatif-king]], [[#whatif-trade|whatif-trade]]
 
*White: [[#book-launch|book-launch]], [[#clouds-1|clouds-1]], [[#clouds-2|clouds-2]], [[#clouds-3|clouds-3]], [[#clouds-4|clouds-4]], [[#clouds-5|clouds-5]], [[#turtles|turtles]], [[#whatif-king|whatif-king]], [[#whatif-trade|whatif-trade]]
 
*Black: [[#chess-b|chess-b]], [[#launch-planet|launch-planet]]
 
*Black: [[#chess-b|chess-b]], [[#launch-planet|launch-planet]]
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