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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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