¨¨.~/*##@#                                          #@##*/~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~/*##@                                          @##*/~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/*##                                          ##*/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~/*##@                                          @##*/~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~/*##@#                                          #@##*/~.¨¨
¨.~/*##@##                  ~~*#~~                  ##@##*/~.¨
¨¨.~/*##@#                ~~*    *~~                #@##*/~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~/*##@              ~~*  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   *   ~ #@##*/~.¨¨
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¨¨.~/*##@# ~  *  "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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