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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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