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......&.&&                  »»¤#»»                  &.&.&.....
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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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