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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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