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..¤¤¤.¤¤¤.                  ~~&@~~                  ........¤.
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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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