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,,,&,,&,,&                  ~~&@~~                  &,,&&&&,,,
&&,,,,,,,,                ~~&    &~~                ,,,,&&,,&&
&,,&&&&&&&              ~~&  LIFE  &~~              ,&&,,,,,,&
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&&&,,&&&&&                  ~~@&~~                  ,&&,,&&,,&
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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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