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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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