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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 ...^~†%*¤£
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*%†~^..... ~  ~  ~ ~  *  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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