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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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