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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  *  =  =  =  = @...@@@@@@
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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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