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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 ..........
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........,~ ~  ~  ~ ~  *  OF  CRITERIA  *  ~ ~  ~  ~ ~,........
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.....,~:%* - LIFE MUST HAVE A BEGINNING AND AN END  *%:~,.....
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