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###&&^;-^.              --&  LIFE  &--              .^-;^&&###
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&&&&;--^.. - -  & A MULTITUDE  OF DEFINITIONS & - - ..^--;&&&&
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###&&^;-^. -  -  &  ENTAILS,  HOW  IT SHOULD & -  - .^-;^&&###
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####&^;-^. &     WHAT    IS    THE    ARBITER,    & .^-;^&####
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###&&^;-^. 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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