And the Oort Cloud?

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ME
(present day)

I asked

“Bright BOY!” she cooed. "YES. The Oort Cloud.”

“Your guys estimate a few million asteroids? There are many billions actually.” she told me.

“But..but..but” I stammered "aren’t those comets?”

“Comets and asteroids are the same thing” she said. "The only difference is the orbit.”

I was stunned...again. Still. "How much surface area is there on earth?”

“Less than 200 million square miles” she grinned.

“...and there are Billions, with a ‘B’ and plural, comets.” I marveled.

“A great many of which are hollow and have my people living in them” she replied. "A great many more are free for the taking. How would you like to have a ranch the size of Arkansas...for your very own?”

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