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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 ,:~†††%¤¤¤
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###¤%%†~:, ~  ~  ~  ~  %  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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