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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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