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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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