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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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