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What is the current scientific understanding of the information paradox and the fate of information that falls into a black hole? Specifically, what are the leading theories for how information is preserved in the presence of a black hole, and how do they account for the apparently irreversible process of black hole evaporation predicted by Stephen Hawking's work? Are there any experimental or observational tests that could be used to support or refute these theories?
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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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