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.......... ~ ~  $ a multitude  of definitions $ ~ ~ ..........
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.......... ~   $    what    we   are,   and   $   ~ ..........
.......... ~  ~  $  what  things  like  us  $  ~  ~ ..........
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#£$=~~.... - life can have dreams and can interact  ....~~=$£#
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