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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 § ~  ~  ~  ~ .........,
..........                                          ..........
.......... - 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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