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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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