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##@&$**~-,                                          ,-~**$&@##
##@&$**~-,                                          ,-~**$&@##
#&&**~,,,,                                          ,,,,~**&&#
##@&$**~-,                                          ,-~**$&@##
&&*~~~~,,,                  ~~$@~~                  ,,,~~~~*&&
@&$$**~~-,                ~~$    $~~                ,-~~**$$&@
##@&$**~-,              ~~$  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      $      ~      ~ ,,,,--**&&
#@$$**~~-, ~  ~  ~  ~  $ of criteria  $  ~  ~  ~  ~ ,-~~**$$@#
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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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