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@@@†/~~,,,                  ~~*¶~~                  ,,,~~/†@@@
#@¶@*†/~~,                ~~*    *~~                ,~~/†*@¶@#
@@*///~,,,              ~~*  life  *~~              ,,,~///*@@
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#@¶@*†/~~,                  ~~¶*~~                  ,~~/†*@¶@#
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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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