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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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