@#%:»~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~»:%#@
#@#%:»~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~»:%#@#
##@#%:»~¨¨                                          ¨¨~»:%#@##
###@#%:»~¨                                          ¨~»:%#@###
##@#%:»~¨¨                                          ¨¨~»:%#@##
#@#%:»~¨¨¨                  »»%@»»                  ¨¨¨~»:%#@#
@#%:»~¨¨¨¨                »»%    %»»                ¨¨¨¨~»:%#@
#%:»~¨¨¨¨¨              »»%  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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#@#%:»~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~»:%#@#
##@#%:»~¨¨                                          ¨¨~»:%#@##
###@#%:»~¨                                          ¨~»:%#@###
##@#%:»~¨¨                                          ¨¨~»:%#@##