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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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