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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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