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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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