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With 10,114 cosets solved in the quarter turn metric, I have shown
that 30 or fewer quarter turns suffice for every Rubik's cube
position. Every coset was shown to have a bound of 25 or less,
except the single coset containing the known distance-26 position.

I also solved every coset exhibiting 4-way, 8-way, and 16-way
symmetry, and each of these also were found to have a bound of
25 or less. Thus, if there is an additional distance-26 or
greater position, it must have symmetry of only 2, 3, or 6, or
no symmetry at all. I believe, based on this, that it is likely
that on other distance-26 positions exist.