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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   ¤   ~ .......,~;
$;~,...... ~   ~    ¤   IS   THIS   INTERNATIONALLY ......,~;$
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#¤$;~,.... ~  ~  ~  ~  ¤  OF  CRITERIA ¤  ~ ~  ~  ~ ....,~;$¤#
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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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