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,,,,,,,,:~                                          ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~*                  ~~¤@~~                  *~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~*$                ~~¤    ¤~~                $*~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~*$¤              ~~¤  LIFE  ¤~~              ¤$*~:,,,,,
,,,,:~*$¤&                ~~¤    ¤~~                &¤$*~:,,,,
,,,:~*$¤&@                  ~~@¤~~                  @&¤$*~:,,,
,,:~*$¤&@#                                          #@&¤$*~:,,
,:~*$¤&@## ~ ~  ¤ 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                     ¤$*~:,,,,,
,,,,:~*$¤&                                          &¤$*~:,,,,
,,,:~*$¤&@                                          @&¤$*~:,,,
,,:~*$¤&@#                                          #@&¤$*~:,,
,:~*$¤&@##                                          ##@&¤$*~:,
,,:~*$¤&@#                                          #@&¤$*~:,,