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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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