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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 ¤ ~ ..~\*¤####
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####¤*\~.. ~ ¤ "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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