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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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