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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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