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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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