Which of the following best describes how galaxies are distributed on large scales in the universe?
A) Galaxies are uniformly distributed
B) Galaxies are randomly distributed
C) Galaxies are distributed in a hierarchy of clusters, superclusters, and hyperclusters
D) Galaxies appear to be distributed in chains and sheets that surround great voids
E) Galaxies are distributed in a great shell expanding outward from the center of the universe
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