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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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