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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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