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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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