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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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