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..»\%%§@## » »  % a multitude of definitions % »  » ##@§%%\»..
..»\%%§@## »   %   does   not    help.   we   %   » ##@§%%\»..
..»\%%§@## %     can     say     "life     is     % ##@§%%\»..
..»»»»»%§§ »    %   what   we   are,    and   %   » §§%»»»»»..
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..»\%%§@## %    must    also    define    what    % ##@§%%\»..
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..»\%%§@## »  »  %  entails,  how it should  % »  » ##@§%%\»..
..»\%%§§§@ »   %  be   measured,   who   or   %   » @§§§%%\»..
..»\%%§@## %    what    is     the    arbiter,    % ##@§%%\»..
..»\%%%%§@ »   %   and   so  instead   there   %  » @§%%%%\»..
..»\%%§@## »   »   %    is   this   internationally ##@§%%\»..
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