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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  %  = = =  = #@§%§==.,,
,.==§%§@##                                          ##@§%§==.,
,,.==§%§@# - 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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