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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   *    » ¨¨~~****@#
###@*$*»~¨ *    MUST    ALSO    DEFINE    WHAT    * ¨~»*$*@###
###@*$*»~¨ »  *  "THINGS  LIKE  US"  ACTUALLY  *  » ¨~»*$*@###
####@$*»~¨ »  »  *  ENTAILS, HOW IT  SHOULD  * »  » ¨~»*$@####
###@*$*»~¨ »   *   BE   MEASURED,   WHO   OR  *   » ¨~»*$*@###
###@*$*»~¨ *    WHAT    IS    THE     ARBITER,    * ¨~»*$*@###
###@*$*»~¨ »   *   AND   SO   INSTEAD  THERE   *  » ¨~»*$*@###
####*$*»~¨ »    »   *   IS   THIS   INTERNATIONALLY ¨~»*$*####
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###@*$*»~¨ » »  » »  *  OF  CRITERIA  *  »  »  »  » ¨~»*$*@###
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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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