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##@&&%^=^.                  ==&@==                  .^=^%&&@##
#@&&%^=^..                ==&    &==                ..^=^%&&@#
@&&%^=^...              ==&  LIFE  &==              ...^=^%&&@
&&%^=^....                ==&    &==                ....^=^%&&
&%^=^.....                  ==@&==                  .....^=^%&
%^=^......                                          ......^=^%
^=^....... =  =  & 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  &  =  =  = = .....^=^%&
%^=^......                                          ......^=^%
^=^....... - 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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