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.......... ~ ~  £ A MULTITUDE OF  DEFINITIONS £ ~ ~ ..........
.......... ~   £    DOES   NOT   HELP.   WE   £   ~ ..........
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.......... ~   £   WHAT   WE    ARE,    AND   £   ~ ..........
.......... ~  ~  £  WHAT  THINGS  LIKE  US  £  ~  ~ ..........
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.......^~/ ~  £  "THINGS  LIKE  US"  ACTUALLY  £  ~ /~^.......
......^~/% ~  ~  £  ENTAILS, HOW  IT  SHOULD £  ~ ~ %/~^......
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