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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   *   - ..........
.......... *    MUST    ALSO    DEFINE    WHAT    * ..........
.......... -  *  "THINGS  LIKE  US"  ACTUALLY  *  - ..........
.......... -  -  *  ENTAILS,  HOW IT  SHOULD * -  - ..........
.......... -   *  BE   MEASURED,   WHO   OR   *   - ..........
-......... *     WHAT    IS    THE    ARBITER,    * .........-
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