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@@§=^,,,,, ~  ~ $ a multitude  of definitions $ ~ ~ ,,,,,^=§@@
##¶@$§=~^, ~   $   does   not   help.    we   $   ~ ,^~=§$@¶##
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##¶@$§=~^, ~    $   what   we   are,    and   $   ~ ,^~=§$@¶##
@@§§==~~^, ~  ~  $  what  things  like  us  $  ~  ~ ,^~~==§§@@
¶@@$$§=~^, ~   $   are",   but   then   we    $   ~ ,^~=§$$@@¶
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¶@§~,,,,,, ~  $  "things  like  us"  actually  $  ~ ,,,,,,~§@¶
¶@@§§~,,,, ~  ~ $  entails,  how  it  should  $ ~ ~ ,,,,~§§@@¶
##¶@$§=~^, ~   $   be   measured,   who   or   $  ~ ,^~=§$@¶##
##¶@$§=~^, $    what     is    the    arbiter,    $ ,^~=§$@¶##
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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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