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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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