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prelife

  • a word derived from life.
    life
    noun
    the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.

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“Nine Days,” the ambitious and often impressive debut feature from writer-director Edson Oda, surprises by positing a prelife world, and a vetting process determining which souls are awarded a term on Earth.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2021

“Nine Days,” the ambitious and often impressive debut feature from the writer-director Edson Oda, surprises by positing a prelife world, and a vetting process determining which souls are awarded a term on earth.

From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021

Sent together, the twin and the niwt, chained together always in life as in prelife.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver