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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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