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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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