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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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