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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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