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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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