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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  $  =  =  = = #@#¤$*^=,.
..,=^*$¤#@                                          @#¤$*^=,..
...,=^*$¤# - 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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