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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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