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$=-^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-=$
&$=-^¨¨¨¨¨                  --$#--                  ¨¨¨¨¨^-=$&
#&$=-^¨¨¨¨                --$    $--                ¨¨¨¨^-=$&#
##&$=-^¨¨¨              --$  life  $--              ¨¨¨^-=$&##
###&$=-^¨¨                --$    $--                ¨¨^-=$&###
####&$=-^¨                  --#$--                  ¨^-=$&####
###&$=-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-=$&###
##&$=-^¨¨¨ - - $  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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$=-^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-=$