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,,,,,=$$@#                                          #@$$=,,,,,
,,,,,,,=$@                                          @$=,,,,,,,
,,==$%@#@#                                          #@#@%$==,,
,,==$%@#@#                                          #@#@%$==,,
,,==$%@@##                  ==%#==                  ##@@%$==,,
,,===$$%##                ==%    %==                ##%$$===,,
,,=====%#@              ==%  life  %==              @#%=====,,
,,,===$$@@                ==%    %==                @@$$===,,,
,,==$%@#@#                  ==#%==                  #@#@%$==,,
,,==$%@#@#                                          #@#@%$==,,
,,,,,=$$@# =  = % a multitude of definitions %  = = #@$$=,,,,,
,,==$%@#@# =   %   does   not   help.   we    %   = #@#@%$==,,
,,==$%@#@# %     can     say     "life     is     % #@#@%$==,,
,,==$%@#@@ =   %   what    we    are,   and   %   = @@#@%$==,,
,,==$%@#@# =  =  %  what  things  like  us  %  =  = #@#@%$==,,
,,==$%@#@# =   %   are",   but   then    we   %   = #@#@%$==,,
,,==$%@#@# %    must    also    define    what    % #@#@%$==,,
,,,,,,=$@@ =  %  "things  like  us"  actually  %  = @@$=,,,,,,
,,=$%@#@## = = %  entails, how  it  should  %  =  = ##@#@%$=,,
,,,,,,,=$@ =   %   be  measured,   who   or   %   = @$=,,,,,,,
,,==$%@#@# %    what    is     the    arbiter,    % #@#@%$==,,
,,,,,,==%# =   %  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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,,,,,=$%%#                                          #%%$=,,,,,
,,,,==$@@@                                          @@@$==,,,,
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