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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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