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#@¶@$§^»,,                                          ,,»^§$@¶@#
#@¶@$§^»,,                                          ,,»^§$@¶@#
#@¶@$§^»,,                                          ,,»^§$@¶@#
#@¶@$§^»,,                                          ,,»^§$@¶@#
#@¶@$§^»,,                  »»$¶»»                  ,,»^§$@¶@#
#@¶@$§^»,,                »»$    $»»                ,,»^§$@¶@#
#@¶@$§^»,,              »»$  life  $»»              ,,»^§$@¶@#
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@$^^»,,,,,                  »»¶$»»                  ,,,,,»^^$@
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¶$^»,,,,,, » » $ 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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