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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 .~~§@#¶###
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#¶¶#@§^~~. ~  ~  ~  ~  @  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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