,,,,,,,=*†                                          †*=,,,,,,,
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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 @  =  =  =  = *=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=*†                                          †*=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=*†@ - 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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