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.~-^^^^&&&                                          &&&^^^^-~.
.~-^^*&###                  --*#--                  ###&*^^-~.
.~-^^*&###                --*    *--                ###&*^^-~.
.....~^^*#              --*  LIFE  *--              #*^^~.....
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....--^*&#                  --#*--                  #&*^--....
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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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.~-^^^^^*&                                          &*^^^^^-~.