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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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