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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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