Sure, should the laws of nature behave in perfect alignment, dough would perform with absolute military precision and will, each and every time, bake to a perfect 12-inches.

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This effect occurs only when the two stars are in almost perfect alignment.

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Granted, in a perfect world there would be alignment between the two, but alas, the world is not perfect.

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The Mauni Amavasya is a day when sun, moon, Venus and Mercury are in the zodiac of Capricorn, a rare but perfect alignment of planets, devotees believe.

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