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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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