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@#*=;~^... ~~* LIFE *~~ ...^~;=*#@
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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, * ..........
.......... ~ * AND SO INSTEAD THERE * ~ ..........
^......... ~ ~ * IS THIS INTERNATIONALLY .........^
~^........ SANCTIONED LIST * ~ ~ ........^~
;~^....... ~ ~ ~ ~ * OF CRITERIA * ~ ~ ~ ~ .......^~;
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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 ...^~;=*#@
#@#*=;~^.. - LIFE CAN STEAL ..^~;=*#@#
##@#*=;~^. - LIFE CAN BE CURSED .^~;=*#@##
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