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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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