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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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