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##¶¤¤*:=:.                  ==¤¶==                  .:=:*¤¤¶##
##¶¤¤*:=:.                ==¤    ¤==                .:=:*¤¤¶##
##¶¤¤*:=:.              ==¤  LIFE  ¤==              .:=:*¤¤¶##
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##¶¤¤*:=:. ¤    WHAT    IS    THE     ARBITER,    ¤ .:=:*¤¤¶##
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##¶¤¤*:=:. - 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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