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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  %  »  »  » » %==»~.....
....~»==%§                                          §%==»~....
...~»==%§@ - 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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