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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  *  =  =  = = ,&&,,&&,,&
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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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