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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 ##&%^\~~..
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..~~\^%&## ~ ~ ~ ~ % 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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