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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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