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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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