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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  %  ~  ~  ~  ~ ,&,&,,&,,&
,&&,,&&,&&                                          &&&&,&&,&,
&,&,&,&&,& - 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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