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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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