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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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