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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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