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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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