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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   %    ~ ¨.~*%%@@@#
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@@@%%%*~.¨ %    MUST    ALSO    DEFINE    WHAT    % ¨.~*%%%@@@
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#@@@%%*~.¨ ~ ~ %  ENTAILS,  HOW  IT SHOULD  %  ~  ~ ¨.~*%%@@@#
@%%*~~~~.¨ ~   %   BE  MEASURED,   WHO   OR   %   ~ ¨.~~~~*%%@
#@@@%%*~.¨ %    WHAT    IS    THE    ARBITER,     % ¨.~*%%@@@#
##@@@%%*~¨ ~   %   AND  SO  INSTEAD   THERE   %   ~ ¨~*%%@@@##
##@@%%*~.¨ ~   ~   %   IS   THIS    INTERNATIONALLY ¨.~*%%@@##
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#@@@%%*~.¨ ~  ~  ~  ~  %  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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