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¨¨,~^%$@##                  ~~$#~~                  ##@$%^~,¨¨
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¨¨,~^%$@##              ~~$  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  $ ~ ~  ~  ~ ##@$%^~,¨¨
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¨¨,~^%$@## - 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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