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&*=~,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,~=*&
*=~,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,~=*
=~,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,~=
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,,,,,,,,,,                  ~~&#~~                  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                ~~&    &~~                ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,              ~~&  LIFE  &~~              ,,,,,,,,,,
~,,,,,,,,,                ~~&    &~~                ,,,,,,,,,~
=~,,,,,,,,                  ~~#&~~                  ,,,,,,,,~=
*=~,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,~=*
&*=~,,,,,, ~ ~  & 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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###@&*=~,,                                          ,,~=*&@###
##@&*=~,,,                                          ,,,~=*&@##
#@&*=~,,,,                                          ,,,,~=*&@#
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