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...^~~*$§#              ~~$  life  $~~              #§$*~~^...
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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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