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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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