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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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