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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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