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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  % =  =  =  = ¶##%†^¨¨¨¨
¨^=†*%#¶##                                          ##¶#%*†=^¨
¨^==†**%## - 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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