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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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