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..........              ~~§  LIFE  §~~              ..........
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**~~...... ~ ~ §  A MULTITUDE OF DEFINITIONS § ~  ~ ......~~**
§**~~..... ~   §    DOES   NOT   HELP.   WE   §   ~ .....~~**§
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#£§**~~... ~    §   WHAT   WE   ARE,    AND   §   ~ ...~~**§£#
##£§**~~.. ~  ~  §  WHAT  THINGS  LIKE  US  §  ~  ~ ..~~**§£##
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#£§**~~... ~  §  "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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