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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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