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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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