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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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