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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   *    ~ ,,~~=**£##
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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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