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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                     #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨