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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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