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...,»/$#@@                                          @@#$/»,...
....,»/$#@                                          @#$/»,....
.....,»/$#                                          #$/»,.....
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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      ¤      »      » $/»,......
.......,»/ » »  »  »  ¤  of criteria  ¤  »  »  »  » /»,.......
........,»                                          »,........
........., - life must produce or consume milk      ,.........
.......... - life must have a beginning and an end  ..........
.......... - life can have dreams and can interact  ..........
.......... - life can steal                         ..........
........., - life can be cursed                     ,.........
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.....,»/$#                                          #$/»,.....
....,»/$#@                                          @#$/»,....