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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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