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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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