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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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