¨¨###¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨#¨¨¨#¨#¨¨
¨¨#¨¨#¨¨##                                          ###¨¨####¨
¨¨##¨##¨#¨                                          #¨¨#¨#¨¨¨#
#¨#¨##¨###                                          ##¨####¨¨#
¨####¨##¨¨                                          ¨¨##¨¨¨#¨#
##¨¨¨##¨#¨                  --¤#--                  #¨#¨#¨¨###
¨¨#¨¨#¨###                --¤    ¤--                ¨#####¨#¨¨
¨¨##¨###¨¨              --¤  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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¨#¨¨##¨¨#¨                                          ¨#¨#¨¨###¨
¨##¨#¨#¨##                                          #####¨#¨¨#
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¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨#                                          ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨##