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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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