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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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