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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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