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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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