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&&&....&&.                  »»&#»»                  ..&&&&&&&&
&&..&&....                »»&    &»»                ...&&&&&&&
&......&&&              »»&  LIFE  &»»              &&..&&&&&&
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...&&....&                  »»#&»»                  ..&&..&&&.
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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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