,,,~:$*§@#                                          #@§*$:~,,,
,,,,~:$*§@                                          @§*$:~,,,,
,,,,,~:$*§                                          §*$:~,,,,,
,,,,,,~:$*                                          *$:~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~:$                                          $:~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~:                  ~~*@~~                  :~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~                ~~*    *~~                ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~:              ~~*  LIFE  *~~              :~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~:$                ~~*    *~~                $:~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~:$*                  ~~@*~~                  *$:~,,,,,,
,,,,,~:$*§                                          §*$:~,,,,,
,,,,~:$*§@ ~ ~ *  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  *  ~  ~  ~ ~ *$:~,,,,,,
,,,,,~:$*§                                          §*$:~,,,,,
,,,,~:$*§@ - 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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