,^~;†%@@@#                                          #@@@%†;~^,
,^~;†%@@@#                                          #@@@%†;~^,
,,,,,,~†@@                                          @@†~,,,,,,
,^~;%@@@##                                          ##@@@%;~^,
,,,,^;†@@@                                          @@@†;^,,,,
,,,,~;%@@@                  ~~%@~~                  @@@%;~,,,,
,^~;†%@@@@                ~~%    %~~                @@@@%†;~^,
,^^^~~††%@              ~~%  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  %  ~  ~  ~  ~ @†~^^,,,,,
,,,^^~~††@                                          @††~~^^,,,
,^~;†%@@@# - 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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