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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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