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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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