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,@,,,@@,,@                                          ,@,@,@,,@,
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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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