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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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