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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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