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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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