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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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