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.:=:$*¤@##                                          ##@¤*$:=:.
....::::*@ = =  * a multitude of  definitions * = = @*::::....
.....==$¤# =   *   does    not   help.   we   *   = #¤$==.....
.....=$*@@ *     can     say     "life     is     * @@*$=.....
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.:=:$*¤@## *    what     is    the    arbiter,    * ##@¤*$:=:.
.:=:$*¤@## =   *   and  so   instead  there   *   = ##@¤*$:=:.
...:::=$*¤ =    =   *   is   this   internationally ¤*$=:::...
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.:=:$*¤@##                                          ##@¤*$:=:.
.:=:$*¤@## - life must produce or consume milk      ##@¤*$:=:.
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.:=:$*¤@## - life can have dreams and can interact  ##@¤*$:=:.
.:=:$*¤@## - life can steal                         ##@¤*$:=:.
.:=:$*¤@@# - life can be cursed                     #@@¤*$:=:.
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