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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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