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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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