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.~=\$@¤@@#                ==@    @==                #@@¤@$\=~.
...~===$¤@              ==@  life  @==              @¤$===~...
....~=$@¤@                ==@    @==                @¤@$=~....
.~=\$@¤@@@                  ==@@==                  @@@¤@$\=~.
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.~=\$@¤@@@ =  =  @ a multitude of definitions @ = = @@@¤@$\=~.
......~\$¤ =   @   does   not   help.   we    @   = ¤$\~......
.~=\$@¤@@# @     can     say     "life     is     @ #@@¤@$\=~.
.~=\$@¤@@# =   @    what   we   are,    and   @   = #@@¤@$\=~.
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.....==\@¤ =    @   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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