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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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