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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  $  ~  ~  ~ ~ &&,,&&&&&&
,,,,&&,,,,                                          &,,,,&&&&&
,&&,,,,&&, - 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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