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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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