¨¨¨¨¨¨-~==                                          ==~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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                     ##¶§$==~-¨
¨¨-~==$§¶#                                          #¶§$==~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~==$§¶                                          ¶§$==~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~==$§                                          §$==~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~==$                                          $==~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~==                                          ==~-¨¨¨¨¨¨