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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  $  ~  ~  ~  ~ ...:~=†$&@
&$†=~:....                                          ....:~=†$&
$†=~:..... - life must produce or consume milk      .....:~=†$
†=~:...... - 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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