mɪshnˈɑːf, ɪt tˈɜːnz ˈaʊt, ɪz kənsˈɜːnd ɐbˌaʊt ðə pɹˌɑːbəbˈɪlᵻɾi ðæt lˈaɪf ɪn sˌʌm jˈuːnɪvˌɜːs wɪl ɚɹˈaɪz sˈʌmwɛɹ ˈʌðɚ ðɐn ˈɜːθ, ænd wɪl fˈaɪnd ɪts wˈeɪ tə hɪz ˈɜːθ θɹuː ðə pˈoːɹɾəl ˌɔn wˈʌn ʌvðə dˈɛd ˈɜːθs.
Mishnoff, it turns out, is concerned about the probability that life in some universe will arise somewhere other than Earth, and will find its way to his Earth through the portal on one of the dead Earths.