,,~;$%####                                          ####%$;~,,
,,,~;$%###                                          ###%$;~,,,
,,,,~;$%##                                          ##%$;~,,,,
,,,~;$%###                                          ###%$;~,,,
,,~;$%####                                          ####%$;~,,
,,,~;$%###                  ~~%#~~                  ###%$;~,,,
,,,,~;$%##                ~~%    %~~                ##%$;~,,,,
,,,~;$%###              ~~%  life  %~~              ###%$;~,,,
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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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,,~;$%####                                          ####%$;~,,