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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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