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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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