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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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