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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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