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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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...¤¤..¤¤. =   $   be   measured,   who   or   $  = .¤¤..¤¤¤¤.
¤¤........ $    what     is    the    arbiter,    $ ......¤¤..
...¤¤¤¤¤¤. =   $  and   so   instead   there   $  = ¤¤¤¤¤.....
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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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