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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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