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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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