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¶%%%%$†~,¨              ~~%  life  %~~              ¨,~†$%%%%¶
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##¶&%$†~,¨                                          ¨,~†$%&¶##
###¶&$†~,¨ ~  ~ % a  multitude of definitions % ~ ~ ¨,~†$&¶###
##¶&%$†~,¨ ~   %   does   not    help.   we   %   ~ ¨,~†$%&¶##
#&%††††~,¨ %     can     say     "life     is     % ¨,~††††%&#
&$~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~   %   what    we    are,   and   %   ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~$&
¶¶&%%$†~,¨ ~  ~  %  what  things  like  us  %  ~  ~ ¨,~†$%%&¶¶
#¶%%†~¨¨¨¨ ~   %   are",    but   then   we   %   ~ ¨¨¨¨~†%%¶#
¶%%%††~¨¨¨ %    must    also    define    what    % ¨¨¨~††%%%¶
##¶&%$†~,¨ ~  %  "things  like  us"  actually  %  ~ ¨,~†$%&¶##
##¶&%$†~,¨ ~ ~  %  entails,  how it  should  %  ~ ~ ¨,~†$%&¶##
##¶&%$†~,¨ ~   %   be   measured,   who   or  %   ~ ¨,~†$%&¶##
##¶&%$†~,¨ %    what    is    the     arbiter,    % ¨,~†$%&¶##
&&&%%$†~,¨ ~  %   and   so   instead   there   %  ~ ¨,~†$%%&&&
##¶&%$†~,¨ ~   ~   %   is   this    internationally ¨,~†$%&¶##
¶&$$$~~~,¨ sanctioned      list      %     ~      ~ ¨,~~~$$$&¶
#¶%$$$†~,¨ ~  ~  ~  ~  %  of  criteria  %  ~ ~ ~  ~ ¨,~†$$$%¶#
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&$$$$~,¨¨¨ - life must produce or consume milk      ¨¨¨,~$$$$&
##¶&%$†~,¨ - life must have a beginning and an end  ¨,~†$%&¶##
###¶%$†~,¨ - life can have dreams and can interact  ¨,~†$%¶###
&$~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ - life can steal                         ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~$&
###¶&%$†,¨ - life can be cursed                     ¨,†$%&¶###
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