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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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