▁claims ▁of ▁a ▁ho ax . ▁ ▁Sp okes people ▁for ▁the ▁movement , ▁such ▁as ▁Claude ▁Vor il hon , ▁have ▁suggested ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁only ▁first ▁step ▁in ▁ach ieving ▁a ▁more ▁important ▁ag enda , ▁saying ▁that ▁acceler ated ▁growth ▁process ▁and ▁mind ▁transfer , ▁ ▁in ▁combination ▁with ▁cl oning ▁are ▁mechan isms ▁by ▁which ▁et ernal ▁life ▁may ▁be ▁achieved . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Japan ▁Today ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁that ▁Sunday , ▁about ▁si xty ▁Ra ë li ans ▁celebrated ▁with ▁b ann ers ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁pur port ed ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁cl oned ▁b ab ies : ▁ 1 ) ▁a ▁baby ▁girl ▁named ▁E ve , ▁ 2 ) ▁a ▁daughter ▁and ▁clone ▁of ▁a ▁Dutch ▁les bian , ▁ 3 ) ▁a ▁son ▁and ▁clone ▁of ▁a ▁Japanese ▁male . ▁ ▁The ▁small ▁para de ▁event ▁began ▁at ▁H iro sh ima ▁Station ▁and ▁ended ▁at ▁H iro sh ima ▁Peace ▁Memorial ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁article , ▁figures ▁by ▁the ▁obser vers ▁and ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁suggest ▁that ▁one ▁percent ▁of ▁Japan ' s ▁Ra ë li ans ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁event . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁Ra ë li an ▁year ▁ 5 8 ▁A H , ▁a ▁te ch ▁article ▁on ▁the ▁USA ▁Today ▁newspaper ▁mentions ▁an ▁" un likely ▁al ly " ▁of ▁the ▁M ons