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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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