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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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