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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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