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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 % ~ ,.~\*%¤###
###¤%*\~., % must also define what % ,.~\*%¤###
###¤%*\~., ~ % "things like us" actually % ~ ,.~\*%¤###
##%\~,,,,, ~ ~ % entails, how it should % ~ ~ ,,,,,~\%##
###¤%*\~., ~ % be measured, who or % ~ ,.~\*%¤###
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###¤%*\~., ~ % and so instead there % ~ ,.~\*%¤###
¤¤****\~., ~ ~ % is this internationally ,.~\****¤¤
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#%*\~.,,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ % of criteria % ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,.~\*%#
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#¤%%**\~., - life can steal ,.~\**%%¤#
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