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The universe is defined in a physical sense as all space and time collectively referred to as space-time and its connotations, including all forms of energy, such as electromagnetic radiation, ordinary matter, dark matter, dark energy, etc. Ordinary matter includes planets, satellites, stars, galaxies, galaxy clusters, and intergalactic matter. The universe also includes physical laws that affect matter and energy, such as conservation laws, classical mechanics, relativity, etc. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.