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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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