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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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