&^^^~~,,,,                                          ,,,,~~^^^&
##&&§^\~,,                                          ,,~\^§&&##
#&§^\,,,,,                                          ,,,,,\^§&#
#@#&§^\~,,                                          ,,~\^§&#@#
#@#&§^\~,,                                          ,,~\^§&#@#
&^~~~,,,,,                  ~~§#~~                  ,,,,,~~~^&
##@#§^\~,,                ~~§    §~~                ,,~\^§#@##
&§§\,,,,,,              ~~§  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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@@#&§^\~,,                                          ,,~\^§&#@@