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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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