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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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