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We prove a density version of the Halpern-L\"{a}uchli Theorem. This settles in the affirmative a conjecture of R. Laver. Specifically, let us say that a tree $T$ is homogeneous if $T$ has a unique root and there exists an integer $b\meg 2$…

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