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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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