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,,:~:%@###                  ~~@@~~                  ###@%:~:,,
,:~:%@####                ~~@    @~~                ####@%:~:,
,,:~:%@###              ~~@  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 @  ~  ~  ~  ~ #@%:~:,,,,
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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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