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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  $  ~  ~  ~  ~ @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,@,@,,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,@,@,@@ - 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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