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.......### »  » $ A MULTITUDE  OF DEFINITIONS $ » » ###..#....
.......#.# »   $   DOES   NOT    HELP.   WE   $   » #.##..#...
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.........# »   $   WHAT   WE   ARE,    AND    $   » ..#.##..#.
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.#....###. - LIFE MUST PRODUCE OR CONSUME MILK      #..#.##...
..#...#.## - LIFE MUST HAVE A BEGINNING AND AN END  .#...###..
...#....## - LIFE CAN HAVE DREAMS AND CAN INTERACT  ..#..#.##.
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