Really massive stars differ from stars with masses like the Sun in that they
A) go through all the stages of their lives more slowly
B) do not really go through a main sequence stage in their lives
C) can fuse elements beyond carbon and oxygen in their hot central regions
D) are no longer forming in the Galaxy; they only formed very early in the Galaxy's history
E) they are significantly less luminous after the main sequence stage is over
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