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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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