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What is the value of the strong coupling constant at a specific energy scale during the confinement phase, as predicted by the theory of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD)? How does this value affect the behavior of quarks and gluons within hadrons?
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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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