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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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