,,-=†%*#£@                                          @£#*%†=-,,
,-=†%*#£@#                                          #@£#*%†=-,
,,-=†%*#£@                                          @£#*%†=-,,
,,,-=†%*#£                                          £#*%†=-,,,
,,,,-=†%*#                                          #*%†=-,,,,
,,,,,-=†%*                  ==*£==                  *%†=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-=†%                ==*    *==                %†=-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=†              ==*  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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,,,,-=†%*#                                          #*%†=-,,,,
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