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.......^»* »   ¤    DOES   NOT   HELP.   WE   ¤   » *»^.......
......^»*¤ ¤     CAN     SAY     "LIFE     IS     ¤ ¤*»^......
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...^»*¤#¶# »    ¤   ARE",   BUT   THEN   WE   ¤   » #¶#¤*»^...
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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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