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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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