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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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