#@&%=†~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~†=%&@#
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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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@&%=†~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~†=%&@
#@&%=†~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~†=%&@#