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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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