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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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