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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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