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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  %=~^......
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........^~ - LIFE CAN BE CURSED                     ~^........
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