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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  % =  =  = = ####%==,,,
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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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