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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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