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.@@@..@.@@                  ==¤@==                  ....@.@@..
.@.@@...@@                ==¤    ¤==                ......@@@.
...@@@..@.              ==¤  LIFE  ¤==              ......@.@@
@..@.@@...                ==¤    ¤==                ........@@
@@...@@@..                  ==@¤==                  @.......@.
@@@..@.@@.                                          .@........
@.@@...@@@ =  = ¤ 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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