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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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