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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   $   ~ ¨.~^$$@@@#
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#@$^.¨¨¨¨¨ ~   $    ARE",   BUT   THEN   WE   $   ~ ¨¨¨¨¨.^$@#
@$^.¨¨¨¨¨¨ $    MUST    ALSO    DEFINE    WHAT    $ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.^$@
##@@$$^~.¨ ~  $  "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  ¨¨¨~~~~$$@
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##@@$$^~.¨ - LIFE CAN BE CURSED                     ¨.~^$$@@##
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