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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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