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What is the role of calcium ions in muscle contraction, and how do they interact with the proteins involved in the process? Can you explain the mechanism of cross-bridge cycling and how it leads to muscle shortening?
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Deep Thought is thinking for 7.5 million years.

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The answer is 42.

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