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.~-*§*¤¶## - - * a  multitude of definitions * -  - ##¶¤*§*-~.
.~-*§*¤¶¶# -    *   does   not   help.   we   *   - #¶¶¤*§*-~.
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.~-*§*¶### -   *   what   we    are,   and   *    - ###¶*§*-~.
.~-*§*¶### -  -  *  what  things  like  us  *  -  - ###¶*§*-~.
.~-*§*¤¶## -    *   are",   but   then   we   *   - ##¶¤*§*-~.
.~-*§*¤¶## *    must    also    define    what    * ##¶¤*§*-~.
.~-*§*¤¶## -  *  "things  like  us"  actually  *  - ##¶¤*§*-~.
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.~-*§*¤¶## -   *   be   measured,   who   or   *  - ##¶¤*§*-~.
.~-*§***¶# *     what    is    the    arbiter,    * #¶***§*-~.
.~-*§*¤¶## -   *  and   so  instead   there   *   - ##¶¤*§*-~.
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.~-*§*¤¶## - life must produce or consume milk      ##¶¤*§*-~.
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.~-*§*¤¶## - life can have dreams and can interact  ##¶¤*§*-~.
.~-*§*¤¤¶¶ - life can steal                         ¶¶¤¤*§*-~.
...~*§*¤¤# - life can be cursed                     #¤¤*§*~...
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