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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 $  » »  »  » &&,&,&&&&,
&&,&&&,,&&                                          &,&&&&,,,&
,,&&,,&,&, - 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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