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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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