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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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