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"INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MEANINGFUL ANSWER."

Over the course of trillions of years, Multivac and its various successors respond with this frequently repeated phrase. Though immensely knowledgeable and sophisticated, there appear to be limits to Multivac's capabilities, no matter how much it advances and matures. It spends trillions of years collecting data, driven by a need to answer the seemingly unanswerable question. 

And AC said, 'LET THERE BE LIGHT!' And there was light --

Once AC has discovered a way to reverse entropy, it is able to recreate the entire universe. AC's declaration alludes to a famous biblical phrase, suggesting that AC may possess godlike abilities. Inevitably, AC's omnipotence and unlimited knowledge prevail over entropy and the laws of the universe.

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