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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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