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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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