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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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