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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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