Comic #5333: orbit

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Here’s a detailed, accurate transcription of the comic titled "How to Learn Orbital Mechanics":

Title: HOW TO LEARN ORBITAL MECHANICS

STEP 1: GAUGE DIFFICULTY
Character thinking while reading a book:
"It’s Newtonian! Piece of cake. Just a bunch of circles and dots."

STEP 2: CORRECTION
Character reading a book:
"Okay, ellipses and dots."

STEP 3: CONCERN
Character looking worried:
"Oh Christ, sometimes there are more than two dots."

STEP 4: PICK AN EASIER SUBJECT
Character speaking while leaving a room:
"I’m gonna go study quantum computing."

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