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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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