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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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