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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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