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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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