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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 have a beginning and an end  ,,,,,,¤¤¤¤
,¤¤,,¤¤,,¤ - life can have dreams and can interact  ,¤¤¤¤,,¤¤,
,,,,,,,,,, - life can steal                         ,,¤¤,,,,,,
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ - life can be cursed                     ¤,,,,¤¤¤¤¤
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