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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  %  ~ ~  ~  ~ &,&,,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          &,&,&&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&, - 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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