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   > before, so it's identical civilization is way older than the Miri world,   
   > much less Earth.   
   >   
      
   Some sort of parallel evolution.   
      
   Roughly following the same type of pattern.   
      
   IRL something like that actually happens / has happened in biology.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_evolution   
      
   Of course development in our beloved Trek Universe is even closer than   
   that. :-)   
      
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   Wouter Valentijn www.j3v.net   
      
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