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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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