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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  §^==^.....
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.......^== - LIFE CAN BE CURSED                     ==^.......
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