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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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