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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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