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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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