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.,~\%%&#@@ ~~% %~~ @@#&%%\~,.
......~\%# ~~% life %~~ #%\~......
.,~\%%&#@# ~~% %~~ #@#&%%\~,.
.,~\%%&##@ ~~#%~~ @##&%%\~,.
.,~\%%&#@# #@#&%%\~,.
.....,~%%& ~ ~ % 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 % ~ ~ ~ ~ #@#&%%\~,.
.....~%%&# #&%%~.....
.,~\%%&#@# - 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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