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   From: henry@spsystems.net   
      
   In article ,   
   Tim Tyler   wrote:   
   >A Dyson shell is basically a ridiculous idea that takes no heed   
   >of the law of gravity.   
      
   And note that it was not what Freeman Dyson proposed.  A Dyson Sphere,   
   properly and correctly, *is* a swarm of smaller objects, not a solid   
   spherical shell.   
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