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..:=†*$#@#              ==$  life  $==              #@#$*†=:..
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....:=†*$# = =  $ a multitude of definitions  $ = = #$*†=:....
.....:=†*$ =   $   does    not   help.   we   $   = $*†=:.....
....:=†*$# $     can     say     "life     is     $ #$*†=:....
...:=†*$#@ =   $   what    we    are,   and   $   = @#$*†=:...
..:=†*$#@# =  =  $  what  things  like  us  $  =  = #@#$*†=:..
.:=†*$#@## =    $   are",   but   then   we   $   = ##@#$*†=:.
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...:=†*$#@ =  $  "things  like  us"  actually  $  = @#$*†=:...
....:=†*$# = =  $  entails,  how  it should $  =  = #$*†=:....
.....:=†*$ =   $  be   measured,   who   or   $   = $*†=:.....
....:=†*$# $     what    is    the    arbiter,    $ #$*†=:....
...:=†*$#@ =  $   and  so   instead   there   $   = @#$*†=:...
..:=†*$#@# =   =    $   is   this   internationally #@#$*†=:..
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....:=†*$# - life must produce or consume milk      #$*†=:....
.....:=†*$ - life must have a beginning and an end  $*†=:.....
....:=†*$# - life can have dreams and can interact  #$*†=:....
...:=†*$#@ - life can steal                         @#$*†=:...
..:=†*$#@# - life can be cursed                     #@#$*†=:..
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