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....##..## = =  @  entails,  how  it should  @ =  = ..##....##
.##....... =   @   be   measured,  who   or   @   = .....##...
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.##..####. =   @  and   so   instead   there   @  = .##..##...
......##.. =   =    @   is   this   internationally ........##
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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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