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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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