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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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