/=,.......                                          .......,=/
=,........                                          ........,=
/=,.......                                          .......,=/
^/=,......                                          ......,=/^
&^/=,.....                                          .....,=/^&
¤&^/=,....                  ==&@==                  ....,=/^&¤
@¤&^/=,...                ==&    &==                ...,=/^&¤@
@@¤&^/=,..              ==&  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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@¤&^/=,...                                          ...,=/^&¤@
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#@@¤&^/=,.                                          .,=/^&¤@@#