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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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