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the object is merely moved back through the hole in the ring once again. Such a rapidly rotating
ultra-dense ring is obviously unstable and it took all the advanced technology
NORMAL SPACE
HVPERSPACE
Figure 11. Kerr MetricSpace Warp
of the cheela to keep the ring stable long enough to attempt a
rescue.
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