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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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